Middle ear infection / Otitis media(middle ear inflammation) usually develops due to bacteria. If this inflammation has just devloped it is known as acute suppurative otitis media, if it has been developed for a while and shows itself with a hole in the middle ear, it is known as chronic otisis media.
Only sometimes inflammation of the middle ear can develop due to blockage of the Eustachian tube (due to allergies or the flesh of the nose). It is called Serous, that is, inflammation of the middle ear or infection of the middle ear. This condition gives different symptoms than middle ear inflammation due to bacteria, and its treatment is also different.
Ear infections are a disease that is more common in children. The structure of the ear: It consists of the outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, part of the ear canal and parts of the auricle. If you have a middle ear infection, your doctor may recommend surgery to remove the middle ear. The inflamed part is the cavity of the middle eardrum. The infection in question can only occur in 1 ear. But it can also manifest itself in both ears. From a seasonal point of view, we are more likely to encounter a middle ear infection in winter. It is necessary to be careful with this disease, which can occur in both adults and children. Because early detection is very important in this disease, as in every other disease.
There are many symptoms of middle ear infection. If you or your child have these symptoms, you should definitely consult a specialist doctor. In addition, the symptoms of middle ear infection in adults and their symptoms in children are different. Therefore, the symptoms should be treated with sensitivity.
External otitis media treatment bacterial inflammation usually resolves with medication, while serous otitis media sometimes requires surgery in the form of scratching the eardrum or inserting a tube.Izmir ent specialist Op.Dr. Cem Karas diagnoses patients with complaints and applies treatment (izmir middle ear infection treatment) depending on the level of discomfort.
