Otitis - the disease is very unpleasant and dangerous. Its symptoms can appear in people of any age. Running a disease can lead to brain damage or deafness. Treatment must be comprehensive. Here you can’t do without going to the doctor.
Otitis has several types. Each of them has some of its own symptoms. Some of them are unique. Also, otitis media differ from each other by the causes of the appearance and areas of damage.
External otitis media affects the external ear. In most cases, it appears in children, but adults also get it. Treatment of otitis externa can be carried out in various ways and means. What leads to its appearance? In most cases, it is the result of an injury or infection. It can also be caused by moisture entering the external auditory canal. Often swimmers suffer from it.
External otitis, whose treatment was not started on time, can cause serious discomfort and great pain. With it, the ear turns red, the ear canal narrows, and a person can begin to hear worse. Transparent mucous discharge can almost always be observed. Sometimes there are a lot of them.
External otitis can be of two types: limited and diffuse. In the first case, it is a kind of hairline, which is located in the external auditory canal. There is no way to see it outside. All that betrays him is pain and discomfort, which constantly torment a person. The pain is constant and intensifies when someone touches the patient’s ear. It also intensifies when talking, while chewing, and so on. An abscess stands for several days, and then independently opens. This leads to a decrease in pain.
Diffuse external otitis media is characterized by an inflammatory process that affects absolutely the entire auditory canal. By itself, it is further subdivided into fungal, allergic, and also bacterial. Its main reason is streptococcus group A.
Infection with them occurs through any microcracks, as well as through other damage to the ears. This disease is almost always accompanied by a marked increase in temperature. The patient suffers from chills, migraine tears his head, and there is no appetite. The auricle is very red and swollen. The external auditory meatus is blistered.
With this otitis media, the pain will intensify if you pull by the ear. The patient almost always experiences pain when opening his mouth. Itching in the auricle itself. If you open the boil, you can see that inside it there is a lot of pus. This pus has a very unpleasant odor.
Otitis externa: treatment
An otolaryngologist should be treated. Self-medication is not recommended. Ears are not something to joke about. It’s worth going to the hospital for any illnesses related to them.
Before starting treatment, the doctor must determine the cause of the appearance of external otitis media. A mild illness can be cured at home. In this case, special ointments, lotions, balms will be used. Sometimes doctors prescribe treatment with an alcohol solution, which is performed using special gauze tubes.
The severe form of this ailment is treated with anti-inflammatory as well as antibacterial drugs. In some cases, it is best to get rid of a boil by opening it surgically.
Do not start external otitis media, as it may lead to hearing loss or impairment.
Remember that young children can not always say exactly what exactly hurts them. With external otitis media, they constantly cry and shake their heads. Be careful and take your child to the doctor at the first alarming symptoms of any otitis media.