What causes children to get otitis media?

Updated on healthy 2024-08-03
20 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    1. Respiratory tract and nasopharyngeal diseases: When patients have respiratory diseases, rhinitis and nasopharyngeal diseases, because the middle ear is connected with the nose and pharyngeal tube, if there are a large number of bacteria in the nasopharynx, these bacteria will take the opportunity to enter the patient's ear, thus causing the occurrence of otitis media.

    2. Swimming: When children are swimming, water is easy to enter the ears from the external auditory canal, and there are more people in the swimming pool, and the cleaning and sanitation are not in place, and the bacteria and viruses in the water can easily enter the child's body through the nose and mouth, thus causing the occurrence of otitis media. Therefore, when the ears are wet, you must pay attention to wiping the ear canal with a cotton swab dipped in a little cleaning solution, which can effectively kill harmful bacteria and prevent the occurrence of otitis media.

    3. Spread of the outer ear: although parents are more careful when picking out the ears of their children, the children are restless and can easily cause damage to the eardrum or mucosa of the external auditory canal, so that the secretions in the ears enter the middle ear, so that the middle ear is infected, thus causing otitis media.

    4. Poor immunity: children's immunity is relatively poor, which will not only cause hypoplasia of the middle ear immune function, but also easily cause the occurrence of some respiratory diseases, thereby causing the appearance of otitis media.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    It is possible that the child has otitis media because the child's body resistance is relatively weak, and it is caused by the infection of germs and bacteria, but it is not ruled out that it is caused by the abnormality of the eustachian tube, and if there are some external injuries, it may also cause otitis media.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    What are the susceptible children to otitis media? Otitis media is inflammation of the mucosa of the tympanic chamber of the middle ear, usually caused by bacterial infection. Otitis media usually occurs in children under 8 years of age, but also in other age groups, and is often a painful complication of an upper respiratory tract infection such as the common cold or throat infection.

    So what are the ** children who are susceptible to otitis media? The following is an introduction to the ** of children suffering from otitis media.

    What are the susceptible children to otitis media?

    1. The position of the eustachian tube in children is low and flat, the lumen is short and thick, and it is easy to choke on breast milk in the supine position, so that the milk enters the middle ear by mistake;

    2. The cartilage part of the eustachian tube is weak and cannot be opened on its own;

    3. The development of the middle ear immune system is not perfect;

    4. Edema and hyperplasia of tonsils after infection are easy to block the pharyngeal opening of the eustachian tube;

    5. Bacteria and viruses remain in the adenoids, which can directly or indirectly cause middle ear infection;

    6. The mastoid air chamber is underdeveloped, and the air reserve is insufficient;

    Children under the age of age often have interstitial or inner bud tissue, which is flap-like obstruction of the Eustachian tube;

    8. Children are susceptible to nasal and upper respiratory tract diseases, which affect the function of eustachian tubes;

    9. The central nervous system of children is in the stage of development, with poor regulatory function, low immunity, and easy to suffer from upper respiratory tract diseases.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Otitis media in children can be caused by a complication of an upper respiratory tract infection such as a cold or throat infection, or it can be caused by bacteria that can cause otitis media when water enters the ear during bathing and enters the middle ear from the outer ear. Part of it is otitis media, which causes rhinitis, sinusitis, and adenoid hypertrophy, which can cause chronic otitis media. Due to the dysfunction of the Eustachian tube, the Eustachian tube opens to maintain normal pressure in the middle ear, loses its normal physiological function, and discharges fluid and bacteria from the middle ear cavity, causing various types of otitis media.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Because the child's resistance is relatively poor, and the ear canal and nasal cavity are communicated through the eustachian tube, if the child has a cold or upper respiratory tract infection, due to the poor resistance, it is easy to transmit to the middle ear through the eustachian tube and cause otitis media.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    First, because children's body resistance is relatively poor, they are prone to rapid infection.

    Second, the eustachian tube in children is relatively short and has a wide inner diameter, which is easy to induce acute otitis media from the eustachian tube.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Accidentally got water into the ears during the bath and did not remove it in time.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-08

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

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Otitis media usually occurs in children under 8 years of age. It is often a painful complication of upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold or throat infections, and incorrect blowing of the nose can also lead to acute purulent inflammation of the middle ear mucosa.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Infants and young children are highly susceptible to otitis media, which presents with painful inflammation of the middle ear, accompanied by earache and fever. Otitis media with overflow is fluid that appears in the middle ear, sometimes causing mild, transient hearing loss. There are several reasons why infants and young children are susceptible to this condition.

    One is that their immune system is still developing, making them susceptible to colds or other viral infections. The second is that the Eustachian tube, which connects the middle ear to the back of the larynx, is short and horizontal, making it easier for bacteria to enter the middle ear from the larynx. When children catch a cold, their eustachian tube swells and slows down, the space between the eardrum and the eustachian tube is filled with fluid, the fluid brings pain and pressure to the eardrum, and becomes a good breeding ground for bacteria, it forms purulent otitis media, and in severe cases, the eardrum is perforated, pus flows out, and the pain is reduced. By the time children go to school, their middle ear structures begin to develop, their immune function improves, and the incidence of otitis media decreases.

    Is otitis media contagious? Otitis media itself is not contagious, but respiratory diseases such as colds are contagious, and they are the triggers of otitis media, so isolating children from sick children can prevent the onset of otitis media, especially in winter. Since otitis media is an ordinary disease, is it not necessary to pay too much attention to it?

    Frequent otitis media, if left unchecked, can lead to permanent hearing loss, further delaying and impairing the child's ability to speak. Because normal hearing before the age of 3 years is essential for the development of language function. Therefore, if your child suffers from otitis media, it is important to seek medical attention in time.

    In some special cases, otitis media can also lead to serious complications such as mastoiditis, meningitis, etc., or disrupt balance. How can I tell if my child has otitis media? If your child frequently complains of ear pain or pressure, fever, or sneezing, he or she may have otitis media.

    Babies put the most pressure on their ear drums when feeding, swallowing, or lying flat at night, exacerbating the pain. Other symptoms include irritability, hearing loss, loss of appetite, and yellowing or bloody fluid from the ears. For babies who are unable to express themselves, it is all up to the careful observation of their parents.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    I come to the question, what are the causes of otitis media in children? I think the reason why children are susceptible to otitis media is that they try not to get water in their ears.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Otitis media is due to the patient's low immunity, so it is susceptible to the disease.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    It is very common for children to develop otitis media, and there are several reasons to understand: First, to develop a cold, which is an upper respiratory tract infection. When children have a cold, they will have symptoms of otitis media.

    As a result, your child's ears will hurt and even affect their hearing. Second, allergic rhinitis can also easily cause otitis media. Third, adenoid hypertrophy causes otitis media.

  14. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The reasons why children are susallowed to suffer from otitis media are: 1. The eustachian tube in children is short, the narrow part is wide, the lumen is relatively large, the pharyngeal position is low, and the angle with the horizontal plane is only 10 degrees, which is almost horizontal, so the secretions and bacteria and other microorganisms of the nose and pharynx are easy to invade the middle ear. Second, the body's immunity is low, and it is easy to be infected with various upper respiratory tract infectious diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever, etc.

    3. Pharyngeal lymphoid tissue is abundant, often hypertrophied, adenoid groove fissures or tonsil crypts can hide bacteria and viruses, and the middle ear is adjacent to it and is prone to infection. Fourth, the local immune function of the middle ear is not fully developed, and the defense ability is poor. 5. Improper breastfeeding position, or rapid milk flow, and the baby has no time to swallow, milk can enter the middle ear through the eustachian tube.

  15. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    The eustachian tube in children is close to the horizontal position, and the lumen is short, the inner diameter is wide, and the ciliary motility is low, so the bacteria in the pediatric pharyngeal infection are easy to enter the tympanic cavity through the eustachian tube, and then cause otitis media. The passage in the eustachian tube that connects the tympanic chamber to the nasopharynx is curved in an archate shape. The eustachian tube is divided into two parts: cartilage and common bone.

    The cartilage of the Eustachian tube is often closed at rest, when swallowing, yawning, opening the mouth, singing and other actions, the pressure of the tympanic cavity of the middle ear has risen, and the relevant muscles of the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube are contracted, which can make the pharyngeal mouth open, and the air enters the tympanic cavity through the eustachian tube to adjust the balance of pressure inside and outside the tympanic chamber, so as to ensure the sensitive vibration and normal conduction of sound waves by the tympanic membrane.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The reason why children are more likely to get otitis media is because children are very naughty, and children like to stuff things into their ears, so that the ears are easily injured or even infected.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Otitis media in children is a relatively common clinical disease, first of all, it is necessary to look at the specific degree and type of disease, if the inflammatory response is relatively mild, it is indeed possible to recover on its own, but in the process of recovery, it is necessary to regularly review and observe the changes in the condition, if the inflammatory response is more severe and cannot recover on its own, it is necessary to consider drugs**, the more common is acute otitis media, or secretory otitis media.

    Generally speaking, oral antibiotics can be considered, most patients ** cycle is about a week, and at the same time need to keep the external auditory canal dry, can not enter water, can not blow the nose vigorously, and need to try to avoid colds, through the standard drug ** can generally be gradually recovered.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    The reason why children are more likely to get the latest is that children's uh digging is relatively short, eustachian tube is late, and there are some good children in his Zhonghua Garden who are prone to colds, so they are easy to cause otitis media.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    The eustachian tube in childhood is short and straight, with a relatively wide lumen. The physiological stenosis of the Eustachian tube has not yet developed and is close to horizontal.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    You should go to the local clinic immediately to check the situation to avoid serious circumstances and bad effects.

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