In this procedure your surgeon will place tympanostomy tube, a small ventilating tube in the eardrum. Surgical treatment is considered if the antibiotic therapy is not successful or in cases of recurrence. Your doctor may suggest for a hearing test in children who have frequent ear infections.Īntibiotics remain the main stay of treatment for ear infections where antibiotics eradicate the bacteria responsible for infections and provide relief. Your doctor blows air into your child's ear in normal cases the ear drum moves front and back when air is blown, but in an infected ear, the ear drum does not move, which indicates that fluid is present. Pneumatic otoscope test may also be performed. Using otoscope, a lighted instrument, your doctor will look inside your child's ear for a red bulge, air bubbles, or fluid which are the symptoms of infection. Your doctor will ask about your child’s medical history and perform a physical examination of ears, throat, head, and neck. Other risk factors include exposure to cold weather and smoke, recent ear infection, not being breastfed, and familial history.Ĭhildren with ear infection may have symptoms such as troubled sleep, fluid draining from the ear, fever, fussiness, tugging or pulling the ear, vomiting, and trouble in responding to quiet sounds. Other causes include excess mucous and saliva produced during teething, cold, allergies, overgrown adenoids, and tobacco smoke or any irritants.Ĭhildren who sip more often from sippy cup lying on back are more prone to develop ear infections. The infective organisms in these conditions spread to ear causing ear infections. Adenoid glands are glands located at the back of the nose and throat that fights against the bacteria and other germs invading the body.īacterial infections, sore throat, and upper respiratory tract infections are the main causes for ear infections. During an infection, the bacteria infect the adenoid glands and cause chronic infection. In children, the eustachian tube is smaller and therefore draining out the pus becomes difficult. When your child develops cold, allergy, or upper respiratory tract infection, the bacteria or virus spreads to ear causing infection, pus or mucous formation in the ear drum and blockade of the eustachian tube. The most common infection in children is the middle ear infection (otitis media). Children are prone to get ear infection than the adults because of their weak immune system. Infection can affect ear canal (otitis externa), ear drum, or the middle ear. It helps to clear the mucous from the middle ear. Eustachian tube or auditory tube connects the middle ear to the throat. Ear is comprised of outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
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