Ear inflammation in medical practice is called otitis media. There is a diffuse and external stage of otitis media.
With external otitis media, a boil occurs on the outer part of the auricle, and the skin of the ear is also greatly destroyed. External otitis media is mainly caused by bacteria and various fungi, but it can also occur if you constantly touch your ears with dirty objects or, for example, matches with a cotton wound around them. The chance of getting otitis externa is higher in people with gout, diabetes and hypovitaminosis of the most important vitamins (A, B, C).
The second form of otitis media is diffuse. During diffuse otitis media, inflammation spreads to the ear membranes and the inner parts of the ear. Diffuse otitis media occurs with a chronic purulent form of otitis media.
During otitis externa , severe pain occurs when touching the ears, shoots in the ear while opening the mouth, purulent discharge from the ear appears. Due to pus in the patient’s ears , congestion appears, hearing is slightly impaired. From the fact that a boil appears in the ear, the patient cannot turn his head, while turning the head he shoots strongly in the ear.
With a diffuse form, the eardrum thickens. If an otoscopy develops in a person with a diffuse form, tests are carried out for bacteria and fungi in the auricle.
External otitis is treatable. It is carried out in a hospital. During treatment, warming compresses, various types of physiotherapy, autohemotherapy, and vitamins are used. In especially severe cases, when the ear shoots and the patient cannot even speak and turn his head freely, antibiotics are prescribed. If the problem deepens and the usual treatment does not help, the person is sent to open the ear abscess. He is lubricated with ointments and washed with medicinal solutions. In the most severe cases, radiation and a laser are used.
Acute otitis media occurs due to bacteria entering the ear. When they pass into the middle part, they cause severe inflammation of the ear cavities and a condition occurs when shoots in the ear, pus is released, the inflammatory process begins.
During the disease, a general weakening of the state of the body occurs. The disease spreads to the entire nasal cavity and nasopharynx. During an illness, he shoots in the ear, severe pain occurs in this part of the head, hearing decreases, pain occurs when swallowing. A person rises to 39 degrees, a runny nose and a cough. Otoscopy shows that the vessels in a person are greatly dilated, and leukocytosis is detected in the blood. When pus comes out, a person’s temperature decreases and his general condition improves, he shoots in the ear much less, and headaches stop.
During treatment of acute otitis media, a person is hospitalized. A complete examination is carried out in the hospital, the necessary tests are taken, the auricle, the amount of pus collected in the ear is checked and other procedures are carried out to help make the correct diagnosis. During hospitalization, a person needs 10 days to lie in complete calm and rest. Treatment is carried out with antibiotics (if there is no allergy) and antipyretic drugs, and they also use physiotherapy and warming compresses. In the most severe cases, a person is given painkillers and vasoconstrictor drops are dripped into the nose .
If the disease is launched to the extreme stage and reaches the brain, the person is operated on and the ear is cleared of stagnant pus. After the operation, a person’s hearing loss is severely affected, therefore purging is prescribed. After several such procedures, the hearing returns to normal.
The disease is well treatable, therefore, having passed all prescribed inpatient forms of treatment, it is possible to achieve complete healing. Be more careful about your health, this is how you can avoid various diseases.