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==Overview== | |||
==History== | |||
History of the following should be considered for otitis media patients:<ref name="urlEar infection - acute: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000638.htm |title=Ear infection - acute: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Smoking]]: Contributes to fluid buildup and blockage in the [[eustachian tube]] | |||
*[[Allergies]] | |||
*Occupations involving exposure to air pollution.<ref name="LowyZhang2014">{{cite journal|last1=Lowy|first1=Franklin D.|last2=Zhang|first2=Yan|last3=Xu|first3=Min|last4=Zhang|first4=Jin|last5=Zeng|first5=Lingxia|last6=Wang|first6=Yanfei|last7=Zheng|first7=Qing Yin|title=Risk Factors for Chronic and Recurrent Otitis Media–A Meta-Analysis|journal=PLoS ONE|volume=9|issue=1|year=2014|pages=e86397|issn=1932-6203|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0086397}}</ref> | |||
*Family history of [[ear infections]] | |||
*Attendance to day care. | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
*[[Earache]]: When the middle ear becomes acutely infected by [[bacteria]], pressure builds up behind the ear drum, usually but not always causing pain. | *[[Earache]]: When the middle ear becomes acutely infected by [[bacteria]], pressure builds up behind the ear drum, usually but not always causing pain. | ||
*[[Otorrhea]]: In severe or untreated cases, the [[tympanic membrane]] may rupture, allowing the pus in the middle ear space to drain into the ear canal. If there is enough of it, this drainage may be obvious. Even though the rupture of the [[tympanic membrane]] suggests a traumatic process, it is almost always associated with the dramatic relief of pressure and pain. | *[[Otorrhea]]: In severe or untreated cases, the [[tympanic membrane]] may rupture, allowing the pus in the middle ear space to drain into the ear canal. If there is enough of it, this drainage may be obvious. Even though the rupture of the [[tympanic membrane]] suggests a traumatic process, it is almost always associated with the dramatic relief of pressure and pain. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
History
History of the following should be considered for otitis media patients:[1]
- Smoking: Contributes to fluid buildup and blockage in the eustachian tube
- Allergies
- Occupations involving exposure to air pollution.[2]
- Family history of ear infections
- Attendance to day care.
Symptoms
- Earache: When the middle ear becomes acutely infected by bacteria, pressure builds up behind the ear drum, usually but not always causing pain.
- Otorrhea: In severe or untreated cases, the tympanic membrane may rupture, allowing the pus in the middle ear space to drain into the ear canal. If there is enough of it, this drainage may be obvious. Even though the rupture of the tympanic membrane suggests a traumatic process, it is almost always associated with the dramatic relief of pressure and pain.
References
- ↑ "Ear infection - acute: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ Lowy, Franklin D.; Zhang, Yan; Xu, Min; Zhang, Jin; Zeng, Lingxia; Wang, Yanfei; Zheng, Qing Yin (2014). "Risk Factors for Chronic and Recurrent Otitis Media–A Meta-Analysis". PLoS ONE. 9 (1): e86397. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086397. ISSN 1932-6203.