The dangers of otitis media

Otitis media is a common disease. This type of disease has a great impact on the patient's hearing. After suffering from such a disease, it must be treated in time, otherwise it will make the otitis media disease more serious, which makes it very difficult to treat. Otitis media also has many causes. Therefore, when treating it, you must first understand this disease. What are the hazards of otitis media?

Many people are not very clear about the harm of otitis media. This type of disease is very harmful, so we must be aware of the harm of this type of disease so that we can receive timely treatment after it occurs.

The dangers of otitis media:

complication

Facial paralysis. The facial nerve is very close to the middle ear cavity. If it is damaged, it will cause facial paralysis.

Labyrinthitis: If the inflammation invades inward and enters the inner ear, it will cause labyrinthitis, leading to dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc.

Intracranial complications include meningitis, extrameningeal abscess, and brain abscess. Either way, there is a risk to life.

Various abscesses, such as the subperiosteal abscess behind the ear, the subtemporalis abscess, the posterior wall abscess of the external auditory canal, etc., after the abscess occurs, a very soft lump can be felt locally, which is red, swollen, severely painful, and accompanied by a high fever. If not treated promptly, the abscess will spread to the neck, causing pain when turning the neck. In severe cases, it may damage the large blood vessels in the neck and lead to death.

Harm to the brain

There are two types of otitis media: suppurative and non-suppurative. Chronic suppurative otitis media can be divided into three types: simple, cholesteatoma and bone ulcer types. Non-suppurative and simple suppurative otitis media are generally safe and will not cause serious complications. However, both cholesteatoma type and bone ulcer type may cause various complications, and if there are intracranial complications, it will be harmful.

The reason why complications of cholesteatoma and bone ulcer types of otitis media may occur is that the top wall of the middle ear is called the tegmentum tympanum, and the tympanic cavity is separated from the temporal lobe of the brain in the middle cranial fossa only by this thin bone wall. The posterior wall of the mastoid is close to the cerebellum by the sigmoid sinus bone plate. These two types of otitis media have factors that erode and destroy bone. Once the bone wall is corroded, the infection can enter the skull through it, causing inflammation of the meninges, meninges, and brain parenchyma, and forming localized abscesses.

The above is a detailed introduction to the hazards of otitis media. This type of disease is also relatively harmful and can cause many types of diseases. Therefore, when you suffer from otitis media, you must cooperate with the doctor's treatment to improve the disease and prevent the disease from continuing to develop. This is something you need to pay attention to.