Symptoms of otitis media

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Otitis media is the inflammation of middle ear tympanic mucosa, which is a common cause of children's earache. Otitis media, also known as "ear base.". The most common symptoms were stuffy feeling or blockage feeling, hearing loss and tinnitus. Often occurs after a cold, or occurs unconsciously. If the treatment of acute otitis media is not timely, it may turn into chronic otitis media. In addition to feeling stuffy ears and tinnitus, patients also have pus outflow from their ears. If they can not be cured for a long time, they will have intracranial complications, which will endanger their lives. Let's talk about the symptoms caused by otitis media.

Symptoms of otitis media

1. Hearing loss: after otitis media, it may lead to tympanic membrane perforation, ossicular chain damage, etc. in this way, the effective vibration surface of the source is reduced, the sound transmission is lost, and hearing loss will occur. When the head is tilted forward or tilted to the contralateral side, the hearing can be improved temporarily due to the effusion leaving the cochlea. When the fluid is thick, the hearing will not change with the change of head position. Children are often slow to respond to sound and lack of concentration.

2. Tinnitus: mostly low-key intermittent, such as "crackle" sound, buzz and running water sound. When the head moves or yawns or blows the nose, the air over water sound may appear in the ear. 3. Otodynia: acute can have dull otodynia, often the first symptom of patients, can be persistent, can also be pain. Chronic ear pain is not obvious. This disease is very related to ear occlusion or stuffy feeling, which can be relieved temporarily after pressing the tragus.

4. Ear tightness: after middle ear inflammation, it often causes narrowing of the external auditory canal and pathological changes of eustachian tube, which makes the air pressure inside and outside the middle ear unbalanced, resulting in the feeling of ear tightness.

matters needing attention

1. Clean the water into the ears: if there is water in the ears when bathing or swimming, it may be easy to breed bacteria. If there is water in the ears, you can clean it with a cotton swab, but the depth should not be too deep. 2. Avoid a cold: people who have had otitis media are easy to relapse again. They should avoid a cold. Once they are infected with a cold or otitis media, they should seek treatment from a qualified doctor. 3. Keep air circulation: if someone smokes, wipes paint or points incense in the home, keep air circulation, so as to prevent the upper respiratory tract mucosa from being stimulated and causing swelling. 4. Keep ears dry: to keep ears dry and clean, use cotton swabs to wipe off secretions in ears. 5. Reasonable work and rest: to establish a scientific lifestyle, work and rest on time, to ensure sleep; Exercise, improve physical fitness, and actively prevent and treat upper respiratory tract infection. 6. The elderly living and eating reasonable: the elderly housing should be ventilated and transparent, keep the air clean and appropriate temperature and humidity. Pay attention to nutrition in diet, often eat vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, and increase or decrease clothes according to weather changes to prevent colds. 7. Correct blowing nose: after catching a cold, you should pay attention to the method of blowing nose, that is, press one side of the nostril with your fingers, blow outward with a little force, and blow out the opposite nostril. Blow one side, then the other. Or put the handkerchief and toilet paper in front of the nose, do not press the nostrils, gently hold them on both sides of the nose with your hands, just blow out from the nostrils, blow your nose in the toilet paper or handkerchief.