What is acute otitis media

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Acute otitis media is an acute inflammation of the middle ear mucosa. The most common disease in the Department of facial features is one of the main causes of deafness. Acute otitis media mainly occurs in children, and winter and spring are the most frequent seasons. Next, I'll give you a brief introduction.

What is acute otitis media

First: clinical manifestations: most of the patients are children. Generally speaking, hearing loss occurs in children after a cold, and they are slow to respond to sound. After a cold, they have fever, distress, fear of cold, and ear pain. If pus flows out of the affected ear, they can be diagnosed.

Second: the prevention of upper respiratory tract infection, including reasonable diet, strengthen nutrition, strengthen the physique, if there are tonsillitis, rhinitis and other chronic throat diseases should be treated in time, because this is also the cause of otitis media.

Third: if it's not secretory otitis media, you can take conservative treatment. Choose a broad range of antibiotics, such as cephalosporins or penicillins. The drugs can be used 5-7 days after the pus stops. At the same time, local medication should not be neglected. Use 3% hydrogen peroxide to thoroughly clean the external auditory canal, and then use antibiotic solution to drop the ear.

matters needing attention

Patients with acute otitis media should not only treat their own condition effectively, but also pay attention to keep a light diet, eat more easily digestible food, and drink more water.