What are the symptoms of acute otitis media in children?

Updated on healthy 2024-08-07
15 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    1.Water enters the ear from the ear canal during bathing, but it does not enter the middle ear if the eardrum does not have a hole. However, if there are many people in the public bath and the cleaning and hygiene are not done properly, the bacteria or disinfectants in the water will enter the child's body through the nose and mouth, causing a cold and then causing otitis media.

    2.SmokingSomeone in the family smokes, which can easily induce otitis media. Even if you drive that smoker out on the balcony to smoke, his hair and clothes will be stained with the harmful substances of cigarettes.

    When he goes to hold the baby again, these harmful substances will be adsorbed on the baby's nasopharyngeal mucosa, which is easy to cause inflammation.

    3.Babies who drink milk while lying down will flow into the nasopharynx and have a risk of otitis media. Therefore, when your baby drinks milk or other beverages, raise his head a little higher and wipe off the water or milk that comes out of him at any time.

    4.Living in a kindergarten in a group, the child's exposure to cold germs or viruses greatly increases, increasing the likelihood of developing otitis media.

    5.Fatigue, lack of sleep, or excessive physical exertion are the main causes of weakened immunity. Having a regular lifestyle, a balanced diet, and moderate exercise are important for staying healthy. So, don't let your child get too tired from playing, and be sure to let him get plenty of rest.

    6.Going out on public transportation such as closed trains or planes, or in poorly ventilated and densely populated public places, it is easy to get infected with cold viruses and make it easy for babies to suffer from otitis media. Therefore, when taking children out, avoid crowded places as much as possible.

    7.**Interruption: Usually acute otitis media symptoms will be relieved or even disappear after taking medicine for a few days, at this time, don't think that the baby is well according to your own judgment and stop taking medicine**. Stopping** is one of the reasons why acute otitis media does not heal for a long time or even becomes chronic.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    How old is the child now, is there any discomfort, the most typical symptom of otitis media is that the child will have earache, if the child is young and cannot be accurately described, then the child will cry, scratch the ear, and some will be accompanied by fever symptoms.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    Acute otitis media in children will be painful and cause pus and water.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    The ears are watery, painful, and the child scratches the ears.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Symptoms vary slightly depending on different types of otitis media. Typical symptoms of suppurative otitis media include earache, hearing loss, discharge of water in the ear canal, pus, and even bleeding. Secretory otitis media is mostly manifested as ear pain, ear tightness, ear blockage, hearing loss or tinnitus.

    In addition to the above typical symptoms, it can also be accompanied by fever, headache and other systemic symptoms. Symptoms: 1. Earache is more common in acute purulent otitis media, and the pain is more obvious when the tympanic membrane is hyperemia, and if it is accompanied by purulent discharge in the middle ear, it can be manifested as severe pain.

    Some patients will experience a feeling of ear congestion. 2. Patients with suppurative otitis media with flowing water or purulent ear canal, when the eardrum is perforated, watery, bloody or purulent discharge will flow out of the ear canal. Ear canal discharge can be persistent or intermittent, with the former being more common in middle ear cholesteatomas, especially when the ear canal discharge is like tofu residue with a foul odor, and the latter is more common in chronic simple otitis media.

    3. Most patients with hearing loss will be accompanied by varying degrees of hearing loss, especially patients with middle ear cholesteatoma, because the ossicular chain is destroyed by cholesteatoma, the hearing loss is more serious. 4. Some patients with tinnitus will be accompanied by low-key or high-profile tinnitus. In patients with secretory otitis media, when the nose is pinched and the air is puffed, the "sound of air passing through the water" in the ear will be heard.

    Note: Some patients may have symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Acute otitis media in children can cause sudden high fever, ear pain, hearing loss, and tinnitus. On examination, tympanic membrane hyperemia and edema may be evident.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Acute otitis media in children refers to pathogens such as bacteria or viruses that directly enter the tympanic chamber in the ear through the eustachian tube, causing mucosal infection of the middle ear cavity. The Eustachian tube is the tube that communicates the tympanic cavity with the nasopharyngeal cavity, with one end opening in the tympanic cavity behind the eardrum and the other end opening in the nasopharynx. Usually caused by the common cold, onset within 48 hours, and no more than 1 year of illness....

    Common symptoms. The main symptom of acute non-purulent otitis media in children is that the patient will have persistent earache, manifested as covering and pulling the ears, irritability or difficulty sleeping; In addition to the above symptoms, acute purulent otitis media in children will also be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as high fever, crying, nausea, and vomiting. Common symptoms of acute otitis media in children include:

    Persistent earache: This is the most typical symptom of the disease, and it is caused by an infection of the mucous membranes in the ear that causes long-lasting earache. The characteristics of earache in infants and young children can be demonstrated.

    Visiting the department. Otolaryngology.

    Commonness. Acute otitis media in children is a common and frequent disease in children, with an incidence of about 4% in children.

    Complication. Common complications include: hearing loss. Abscess behind or under the ear. Meningitis. Epidural abscess. Brain abscess.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    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.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Acute otitis media may be caused by upper respiratory tract infection, the more common is tonsil inflammation, early removal of the person's facial nerves belong to the same nerves, so the respiratory tract will induce the formation of otitis media.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Because children's resistance is relatively poor, they are very susceptible to acute otitis media. Sometimes coughing or squeezing the nose vigorously can cause congestion of the nasal mucosa, causing the bacteria Luchashi to infect the middle ear and cause acute otitis media. Or it is taking a bath in unclean water, and too many bacteria enter the middle ear, resulting in acute otitis media.

    If children have sinusitis, allergic rhinitis and other diseases, it will indirectly lead to acute otitis media in children. Sometimes the inflammation caused by the common cold and fever can also lead to acute otitis media in children. Therefore, when a child has acute otitis media, it must be timely**.

    Children with acute otitis media should be given antibiotics** as recommended by their doctor, as well as anti-inflammatory drugs. If pus appears in the child's ear, parents should clean the child's ear canal with hydrogen peroxide and add antibiotic drops**.

    During the recovery period, parents should be careful not to let water enter the ears, keep the child's nasal cavity comfortable, and do not squeeze the child's nasal cavity too hard. Pay attention to cold and warmth to prevent children from catching colds and fevers.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Most children with otitis media are caused by dysfunction of the large retract tube of Eustachian Eustachia, one end of which opens on the side of the nasopharynx behind the nasal cavity and the other side of the middle ear.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    There are two causes of acute otitis media in children, one is an infection of the external auditory canal, and the second is acute inflammation of the Eustachian tube**.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The main cases of acute otitis media in children include the following: the most common is upper respiratory tract infection. If children have chronic sinusitis and chronic tonsillitis, it is especially easy to induce the formation of otitis media; When swimming, water gets into your ears.

    If the eardrum perforation is caused by ear trauma, it is easy to induce otitis media. If the child imitates the usual warp tremor and shouts, often wears headphones, plays games and listens**, it is easy to form otitis media.

  14. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The most common cause of acute otitis media in children is a cold, the virus can penetrate into the middle ear from the nasopharynx through the Eustachian tube in the opening of the nasopharynx, through the Eustachian tube, thereby causing acute otitis media, which is the most common cause of acute otitis media in children, so children must see a doctor in time if they have earache or even ear water and pus, and give the appropriate ** for acute otitis media in time to prevent complications.

  15. Anonymous users2024-02-01

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