Symptoms of acute otitis media

Acute otitis media mostly occurs in younger children and is more common in winter. When the disease occurs, there will be sudden ear pain symptoms, often accompanied by symptoms of cold or cough. If the child is always crying and rubbing his ears with his hands, parents should pay attention. Some patients also have symptoms of fever, or vomiting, pus in the ear canal, etc., and in severe cases it can also cause deafness. Therefore, once acute otitis media is discovered, it must be treated in time to avoid affecting the condition.

If the patient has signs of fever when the disease occurs, he should try to wear less clothes, do not cover himself with thick quilts, drink more water and other fluids to avoid losing water too quickly during the fever. At the same time, he should treat colds and other symptoms in time to avoid aggravating the symptoms of otitis media and causing ear canal infection when coughing. Let us introduce the specific symptoms of acute otitis media.

Acute otitis media is more common in infants and young children in winter and can cause deafness in severe cases.

There are three types of infectious inflammation of the middle ear: acute, chronic secretory, and chronic suppurative. The pathogens of acute otitis media are mostly Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic Streptococcus. There are three routes of invasion: through the Eustachian tube, external auditory canal or middle ear. Rarely, it may cause perforation of the eardrum. Some cases may develop into chronic otitis media with more secretions, leading to deafness and ear pain.

1. Symptoms

Acute otitis media is accompanied by sudden onset of ear pain, or cold, cough, etc., and the affected ear may suffer from hearing loss.

2 Earache: The clinical manifestation of acute otitis media is that the patient may have dull earache, which is often the first symptom of the patient. It can be continuous or cramping. Patients with chronic otitis media have unclear ear pain. Acute otitis media is often accompanied by a feeling of blockage or stuffiness in the ear, which may be temporarily aggravated by pressing the tragus.

3 Tinnitus: The clinical manifestations of otitis media are mostly low-pitched and intermittent, such as "crackling", buzzing and running water sounds. When the head moves or when yawning or blowing the nose, a sound of air passing through water may be heard in the ears.

4 Hearing loss: The clinical manifestations of otitis media are decreased hearing and increased self-hearing. When the head tilts forward or toward the healthy side, hearing may temporarily improve (positional hearing improvement) because the effusion separates the cochlear conduction. When the effusion is dilute, hearing may not change with changes in head position.

5. Ear discharge: If acute otitis media is not treated temporarily, it may be mucus, mucopurulence or pure purulent discharge. The non-risk type of pus discharge is thinner and has no odor. Although the risk type of pus discharge is not much, it is thicker, mostly pure purulent, and accompanied by a foul odor.

Everyone knows the symptoms of acute otitis media. Patients should try to avoid irritation to the ear canal during treatment. Do not pick the ear canal with your hands or cotton swabs. Ensure the surrounding environment is quiet, avoid harsh sound stimulation, and maintain an optimistic attitude emotionally and psychologically. Only in this way can the condition recover faster.