Beware of otitis media in children

In the first few years of his life, he is likely to develop otitis media. Relevant research shows that at least 70% of otitis media is secondary to the cold, because the cold makes children’s immunity decline and the ability to prevent bacteria is weakened, so bacteria are easy to enter the middle ear of children. Doctors call this infection of the middle ear acute otitis media.

Otitis media is one of the most popular and treatable diseases in children. It occurs in children aged 6 months to 3 years. About 2 / 3 of children have at least one ear infected before the age of 2. This is a very common disease in children. On the one hand, children are easy to catch cold, on the other hand, the length and shape of children’s eustachian tube are special.

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Keep children away from these risk factors

Children under one year old living in kindergarten are more likely to suffer from otitis media than those living at home, mainly because they live in more environmental viruses. In the same way, children fed by themselves are more likely to suffer from otitis media if they are fed in the position of lying on their back, because this position can easily cause a small amount of milk to flow into the eustachian tube.

Other factors may increase the risk of developing otitis media in children.

Gender: Although the researchers are not sure what the cause is, the data show that more boys than girls suffer from otitis media.

Genetic factors: otitis media can occur in families. If the parents or siblings of a child have suffered from otitis media many times, the child may also suffer from otitis media repeatedly.

Secondhand smoke: children who inhale secondhand smoke are more likely to develop otitis media, respiratory diseases, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and asthma.

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Be careful with these symptoms

Pain and fever: children with otitis media may cry more when they are breast-feeding, because sucking and swallowing will cause pressure on the middle ear and make the pain worse. Fever is another kind of alarm signal, otitis media sometimes accompanied by temperature rise, up to 38-40 degrees. In addition, because of the fluid or infection in the middle ear canal, the balance of the child may be out of balance, and it is difficult to fall asleep.

Yellow pus coming out of the ear: you may see yellow bloodshot liquid or pus coming out of the inflamed ear of the child. This kind of secretion means that there is a small hole in the tympanic membrane, which will generally heal itself without any complications, but you must describe the shape of the secretion to the doctor in detail.

Hearing loss: the fluid in the eardrum affects the sound transmission, but this kind of hearing loss is usually temporary. Once the fluid in the middle ear dries, the child’s hearing will return to normal. In a few cases, when otitis media relapses, the fluid may accumulate in the eardrum for several weeks and affect hearing.

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Prevention of otitis media from the source

Treatment of seasonal allergies: for some children, otitis media may be related to seasonal allergies. This kind of allergic reaction can also cause congestion of the nasal mucosa and prevent the effusion in the middle ear from flowing to the throat. If this is the cause of otitis media in children, then the pediatrician should be informed of this situation, so that doctors can do some relevant tests for children or prescribe some antihistamines.

Refuse to inhale second-hand smoke: adults at home should not smoke around their children, because children exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to suffer from otitis media, respiratory tract infection, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary dysfunction and asthma than other children.

Pay attention to bottle feeding posture: if the posture is not right, it is easy to block the baby’s eustachian tube, so in the process of bottle feeding, we should pay attention to raising the baby’s head to make it higher than the level of the stomach, and at the same time, more mothers can also reduce the incidence of otitis media.

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