Consequences of otitis media perforation

summary

Both ears are stuffy and swollen, with blockage, no pain, no tinnitus, but hearing loss, symptoms for a week. In the last two days, there was slight nasal congestion, but there was no nasal disease. The doctor's initial diagnosis was secretory otitis media. The treatment is very fast, and I have almost recovered. Let me talk about the consequences of otitis media perforation.

Consequences of otitis media perforation

Harm 1: repeated inflammation of middle ear can lead to otitis media of bone abscess type or cholesteatoma type. Bone erosion may lead to facial paralysis, meningitis, brain abscess and other intracranial and extracranial complications, even life-threatening.

Harm 2: because the tympanic cavity is very close to the head, if otitis media is not treated in time, it is likely to be complicated with serious diseases such as meningitis, brain abscess, thrombophlebitis and so on, causing life-threatening, especially those patients with severe high fever and respiratory failure must be treated urgently, otherwise they are likely to die.

Harm three: ear purulent and hearing loss, although it is very troublesome, but for patients with chronic otitis media, these are not the most important, the most worrying is the complications, before the complications, patients often have no feeling, but if it occurs, then the disease is more serious, some even life-threatening.

matters needing attention

For such a disease: chronic otitis media is divided into chronic simple otitis media, chronic bone ulcer otitis media and chronic cholesteatoma otitis media. The treatment of chronic simple otitis media should use hydrogen peroxide solution to clean the external auditory canal and middle ear. After cleaning the purulent secretion of the external auditory canal and middle ear, suck or wipe it dry, and then use antibiotic ear drops to drop the ear, combined with systemic use of antibiotics.