Why do you get otitis media?

Otitis media may not be familiar to ordinary people like us. Although otitis media is a common disease for us, most people don’t know much about it. So, why does the human body get otitis media? I believe most people don’t know this. Otitis media is common to everyone, and people of different ages are likely to suffer from otitis media. This is an objective fact.

Otitis media is a common ear disease in our human body. It usually affects people of all ages, but most people suffer from it. There are many reasons for this, and most people do not understand the specific reasons. Otitis media has a significant impact on patients. So, let’s talk about some common causes of otitis media.

Causes

1. Acute otitis media is an acute suppurative inflammation of the middle ear mucosa, which is infected through the Eustachian tube. After a cold, inflammation of the pharynx and nose spreads to the Eustachian tube, causing congestion and swelling of the pharyngeal opening and mucosal cavity of the Eustachian tube, and ciliary movement is impaired, causing otitis media. Common pathogens include pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, etc.

2. Nasal mucus contains a large number of viruses and bacteria. If you pinch both nostrils and blow them hard, the pressure will force the mucus to squeeze out of the posterior nasal aperture, reach the Eustachian tube, and cause otitis media.

3. Avoid swallowing water when swimming to prevent water from entering the middle ear through the nasopharynx and causing otitis media. If the eardrum is perforated due to trauma, do not drip any liquids to avoid affecting the healing of the wound. You can use sterilized cotton balls to block the external auditory canal to prevent infection and otitis media.

4. If infants and young children are fed in a supine position, since their Eustachian tubes are relatively straight, with shorter tube cavities and wider inner diameters, milk can enter the middle ear through the Eustachian tubes and cause otitis media.

5. Smoking, including secondhand smoke, can also cause otitis media. Smoking can cause systemic arteriosclerosis, especially when nicotine in cigarettes enters the blood, causing small blood vessels to spasm, blood viscosity to increase, and arterioles that supply blood to the inner ear to harden, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the inner ear and seriously affecting hearing.

6. Listening to loud rock music with headphones for a long time can easily cause chronic otitis media.

The seven points introduced above are the most common reasons why people get otitis media. Therefore, through the detailed introduction in the above article, everyone should now understand why otitis media occurs. After knowing the reasons why people suffer from otitis media, we can prevent otitis media infection based on these reasons in the future, which is very beneficial for us ordinary people.