Ear infections treatment

We offer you the treatment of ear infections because they are a common infection, where the ear can catch a bacterial, viral or fungal infection, and the infection affects the inner ear or the outer ear, but the infection is often in the middle ear, which is the part that lies behind the eardrum.

Symptoms of otitis media

There are many symptoms caused by otitis media, such as the following:

• Pain in the ears ranging from mild pain to severe unbearable pain.
•  Feeling upset, anxious and nervous.
• Sleep disorders.
• high body temperature;
• A yellow sticky liquid comes out of the ears, when the cause of otitis is a rupture of the tympanic membrane.
• A feeling of pressure in the ears accompanied by hearing problems.

Causes and risk factors for ear infection

Otitis media is caused by bulging of the tube that connects the ear and throat for several reasons, such as the common cold, which leads to fluid retention inside the ear, which is a good environment for germs that cause ear infections to multiply.

Otitis media most often occurs in infants and young children, because their ears are small and more prone to getting clogged.

Diagnosing an ear infection

You should go to the doctor when signs and symptoms of an ear infection appear, and the condition is diagnosed by looking inside the ear with a special medical device installed at the end of a small lamp.

 Where the doctor can see the membrane of the eardrum and check if there is fluid accumulated behind it.

This examination may be accompanied by slight discomfort and tightness, and this occurs more often in children than in adults.

• In the end, the doctor prescribes treatment for ear infections for the case.

Complications of an ear infection An ear infection

may cause many complications, such as the following:

• Hearing impairment.
• Delayed growth and speech as a result of hearing impairment.
• Spread of infection to another ear.
• ruptured eardrum

Treating ear infections

 Some of the following methods may help relieve symptoms of mild ear infections:

• Place a warm washcloth on the affected ear.
• Take over-the-counter pain relievers.
• Use ear drops.
• Take decongestants.
• If your symptoms worsen or do not improve, you should make an appointment with your doctor. Antibiotics may be prescribed if the ear infection is chronic.
• If a child under two years has symptoms of an ear infection, the doctor will likely give them antibiotics as well, and it is important to finish the full course of antibiotics if prescribed.
• Surgery may be another option if your ear infection doesn't clear up with usual medical treatments or if you have many ear infections within a short time.

Preventing ear infections

Some things can be done to prevent ear infections, such as the following:

• Avoid secondhand smoke.
• Make sure to wash your hands regularly.
•    Make sure children are vaccinated.
• Keep the baby in an upright position when drinking milk.