What should I do if I am pregnant and have acute otitis media

Inflammation of the middle ear not only causes significant pain in the ear canal, but also causes damage to hearing health. If a woman has middle ear inflammation during pregnancy, she will also be very worried, after all, there are also contraindications in terms of pregnancy. So what should a woman do if she has otitis media during pregnancy?

1.If a woman suffers from chronic otitis media or mild localized otitis media during pregnancy, it has no significant effect on pregnancy, and even chronic suppurative otitis media does not directly transmit to the fetus through the placenta. However, if it is an acute onset of bacteremia, it is possible to infect the fetus through the placenta, which will have a serious impact on the health of pregnancy, so if otitis media occurs during pregnancy, it is advisable to go to the hospital for necessary examinations and take intervention as soon as possible.

2.Although localized and chronic otitis media does not have a noticeable effect on the fetus, caution is required when using the drug during otitis media. Because some drugs are not suitable for use during pregnancy, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, most of them are not recommended to use drugs at will, which is easy to cause the risk of fetal malformations, so remember to follow the doctor's instructions in the use of drugs**, and not use some drugs or over-the-counter drugs at will**.

3.For acute onset of middle ear inflammation in the second and third trimesters, some relatively safe antibiotics or antimicrobial drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor**.

Clause. 1. Topical medication: If otitis media occurs after pregnancy, topical drugs can be selected, such as ofloxacin ear drops and phenol glycerin ear drops.

If you have acute middle ear inflammation after pregnancy, it is recommended to take topical medication first**. If the eardrum is not perforated, you can choose phenol ear drops, which have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. If there are symptoms of ear discharge, usually acute purulent otitis media and the eardrum rupture, the ear canal can be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, the ear canal can be kept clean, and after the purulent discharge is cleaned up, antibiotic ear drops are selected.

Topical medications are generally used to rarely produce serious complications. If there is acute middle ear inflammation, in addition to ear pus, hearing loss, fever and other symptoms, it is necessary to use safe antibiotics to fight the infection under the guidance of a doctor**.

Go to the central hospital for a check-up, don't think it's a trivial matter, don't be afraid of 10,000.

It is recommended to visit an otolaryngology department, first to determine the degree of inflammation, and then to target**.

If the middle ear inflammation is relatively mild, it is better for the patient's own resistance to be destroyed, and some patients can recover on their own, but they need to keep the external auditory canal dry and unable to enter the water, and they need regular follow-up visits to observe the changes in the condition. If the middle ear inflammation is more severe, accompanied by related clinical symptoms, such as earache, pus, hearing loss, this situation needs to consider drugs**, but pregnant women need to be particularly cautious about medication, and choose safe and high-quality, *** minimal drugs for **. In general, most patients will gradually improve their condition after passing **.

Pregnant women with gastrointestinal bleeding generally do not infect the fetus, and if there is a large amount of bleeding, it will affect the growth and development of the fetus

If you have otitis media during pregnancy, it is best to use some symptomatic drugs under the guidance of a doctor, and do not use drugs casually, so as not to affect the normal growth and development of the fetus.

Otitis media is a bacterial infection, and antibiotics are a special effect**. The principle is to eliminate, control the infection, clear the lesion, and drain the flow. Generally, penicillin antibiotics that are small and small for fetal images are preferably injected intravenously, so that the drug can reach the lesion faster and make the drug play a better role.

Otitis media is not difficult, and miscellaneous diseases are very easy to treat. While he was conceived in the infancy. With medication you can**.

This depends on the condition to decide, it is best not to take medicine, as the saying goes, it is three points of medicine, but you can't aggravate the condition for the sake of the child.

Then you have to go to the hospital to listen to what the doctor says, just do it, and don't use the medicine indiscriminately, so as not to affect the child.

If the symptoms are mild, they can be observed and may resolve on their own. If the condition worsens, topical medications, such as hydrogen peroxide ear irrigation and ofloxacin ear drops, can be used to improve some patients.

Pregnancy otitis media can use some anti-inflammatory ear drops, and it will be better slowly.

If a woman develops otitis media while pregnant, there is no need to worry too much if it is not very serious. If it is an acute attack of bacteremia, it will affect the fetus, and it is necessary to go to the hospital immediately for corresponding examinations and **. Women during pregnancy need to be cautious about their medications and not to use drugs that are harmful to the fetus.

Pregnant women in early pregnancy can not use drugs, pregnant women in the middle and late stages of pregnancy have otitis media can use some antibiotics under the guidance of the doctor, be sure to follow the doctor's instructions to use drugs, if the medication is not right, the harm to the fetus is great. Pay attention to rest, don't get too nervous, and don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself.

In general, otitis media during pregnancy needs to be decided whether to use it or not according to the actual situation. During the period of otitis media, you should pay attention to a light diet, do not eat greasy and fried food, and do not eat food that is easy to catch fire. You can eat more fruits and vegetables, and eat more foods that clear away heat and detoxify.

Otitis media is a relatively common otolaryngological disease, the clinical incidence is relatively high, in a variety of people of different ages of patients have the disease, if pregnant women have otitis media, the first thing is to assess the degree and type of otitis media, if the inflammatory response is relatively mild, the clinical symptoms are not particularly obvious, this situation can be considered temporary observation, but it is necessary to regularly review the otoscope, combined with clinical symptoms, to see the changes in the condition.

If the inflammatory response is relatively severe and causes related clinical symptoms, such as ear pain, pus, and hearing loss, it is necessary to consider drugs**, but during pregnancy and childbirth, medication needs to be particularly cautious, and after joint consultation with obstetricians, choose relatively safe and relatively small drugs**.

Pregnant women with otitis media can apply antibiotics to the ear, which can play a role in reducing inflammation and relieving pain, if it is more serious, it must be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.