How to prevent otitis externa?

The prevention of otitis externa is mainly to pay attention to avoid picking the ears, especially not to pick the ears repeatedly. Ear-picking tools should also be disinfected to avoid cross-infection, especially ear picking, which sometimes leads to fungal otitis externa and mutual infection. If necessary, it is advisable to go to the hospital to see a doctor to clean the external ear canal.

The prevention of otitis externa also includes keeping the external auditory canal clean and dry as much as possible, if the ear canal enters the water after swimming, it should be dried as soon as possible, and it can be wiped appropriately, keeping the external auditory canal clean and dry, or local disinfection can be.

Note that if there is an allergy, such as eczema, it is necessary to carry out appropriate ** to prevent eczema from aggravating, resulting in obvious swelling or even blockage of the external ear canal, resulting in the prevention of the impact on hearing, first of all, we must quit the habit of picking the ear casually, in addition, if there is water in the ear canal, it should be cleaned with a cotton swab in time, if it is not cleaned for a long time, it accumulates into the ear canal so that the entire cerumen of the external auditory canal is blocked, and if the water is also prone to otitis externa, so it is reasonable to clean the cerumen of the external auditory canal on a regular basis. Then quit the habit of picking ears, and clean up the dirty water in time, which is the way to prevent otitis externa. Some people say that my ears are very itchy, and I want to dig them every day, so it is possible that you not only have the problem of otitis externa, but also the problem of eczema in the external auditory canal, and there are many problems of itching in the external auditory canal, such as peeling, running water, and scabbing, which is actually the problem of eczema in the external auditory canal.

There are many patients with eczema of the external auditory canal who do not know that they have eczema, they are very itchy every day, sometimes peeling, and say that my earwax secretes a lot and very fast, in fact, this may be eczema of the external auditory canal, or even fungal otitis externa. In this case, you need to go to the hospital for examination in time, and the doctor will observe your external auditory canal with an electro-otoscope whether there are cracks, running water, scabs, ulcers, or fungal lumps, to clearly diagnose which type of disease the external auditory canal belongs to, and timely medication can alleviate eczema or fungal problems, so that your ears will not itch, and you will always want to dig after itchy, and it is easy to get infected after digging.

If there is pain in the ear canal, you should go to the hospital in time to prevent it from becoming more and more inflamed, if there is pain in the ear canal, you can give the external auditory canal a little erythromycin ointment or chlortetracycline ointment, and clean it first and then give it a preventive medicine, which can also reduce the onset of symptoms of otitis externa and prevent it from developing further.

Hello! We should develop good habits to keep the external auditory canal dry, such as bathing, washing hair, swimming, and avoiding water in the ears. Avoid frequent ear picking, frequent ear picking will destroy the normal ** barrier, these will be infected by fungi, avoid using unclean tools to pick ears, etc., it is recommended to protect the ear canal from infection and do a good job of prevention.

How to prevent otitis externa? Experts from Wuxi Hongqiao Hospital said that they should pay attention to correcting the habit of picking ears, and when swimming and washing hair, the sewage should be wiped off in time after entering the ears, and the cerumen or foreign bodies in the external auditory canal should be removed or removed in time. In short, it is most important to keep the external auditory canal dry and avoid injury.

Tip 1: Pay attention to hygiene when you are not sick, especially children. Those who have purulent otitis media, ear boils, and infantile eczema should pay special attention to local cleanliness and dryness, keep the ears and their surroundings clean, and be careful not to pick out the ears. 2. After the disease, do not wash with water.

If it is dirty or scabs, it can be rubbed with vegetable oil first, and then gently wiped off with gauze or sterilized soft paper after it has loosened. Those who really have to wash it, use bitter ginseng soup. 3. Change external drugs on time, and take internal drugs on time.

4. Do not scratch when itchy, soak some salt water if necessary, and drip it on the itch. Its concentration is based on its ability to relieve itching. If it is a child, it is necessary to prevent him from scratching and rubbing.

5. During the illness, avoid alcohol, spicy foods (such as green onions, garlic, leeks, chili, pepper, mustard greens, snow red, ginger, curry), fishy food, freshwater products, and seafood. 6. Take a bath, haircut, and bathe, pay attention to prevent sewage from entering, and use a special rubber plug or a clean cotton ball to block the external ear canal before washing your hair and swimming.

Otitis externa is a common disease in otolaryngology, mainly refers to extensive, acute or chronic inflammatory infections in the external auditory canal** and subcutaneous tissues. The external auditory canal originates from the outer ear and extends medially to the tympanic membrane, with the lateral 1 3 consisting of cartilage and the medial 2 3 consisting of bone. Otitis externa is divided into three categories: acute diffuse otitis externa, chronic otitis externa, and necrotizing otitis externa.

Its ** is mainly for anti-infection**, and antibiotics are mostly chosen**.

Classified according to the course of the disease.

Acute diffuse otitis externa.

Acute diffuse otitis externa is a narrowing of the ear canal due to a bacterial infection, which affects a person's hearing to a certain extent, and there is also a feeling of itching and pain in the ear.

Chronic otitis externa.

Chronic otitis externa is a chronic or ** inflammation of the external auditory canal and subcutaneous tissues, which is caused by the incomplete or untimely disease of acute otitis externa. Patients often have a feeling of fullness, itching and pain in the ears, occasionally sticky and foul-smelling discharge, and a slight loss of hearing.

Necrotizing otitis externa.

Necrotizing otitis externa refers to progressive necrotizing inflammation of the external auditory canal** and bone, with a tendency to invade surrounding tissues, mostly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Otitis externa or eczema is caused by picking the ears uncleanly, causing infection and pus and blood, excessive earwax, causing the breeding of bacteria, etc., the prevention of otitis externa should first avoid serious ear picking in normal life to prevent infection caused by ** rupture, try to take protective measures, wear earplugs when swimming and bathing, prevent water from entering the ears, usually increase physical exercise, improve immunity, prevent colds, avoid rhinitis and pharyngitis, try not to wear headphones, prevent trauma, do not puncture ears and eyes, In the early stage, local hot compresses or ultra-short wave diathermy and other physiotherapy, severe cases should be treated with antibiotics to control infection, take sedatives, analgesics, chronic cases can be used antibiotics and steroid hormone mixtures, pastes or creams for topical application.