Otitis media inheritance

Otitis media is a common disease in life. Otitis media is mainly caused by ear canal infection. So, is otitis media hereditary? In fact, otitis media is not hereditary and is not contagious. If most family members suffer from otitis media, don't worry. It is not caused by infection, but may just be a coincidence.

The occurrence of otitis media affects the ear health of many friends, causing them a lot of trouble, and hearing loss, which makes patients particularly painful. The harm of otitis media is very serious, and friends must pay attention to it. The following will introduce to friends the harm caused by otitis media.

1: If purulent otitis media is not treated in time, the human body will experience systemic poisoning reactions such as fever, fear of cold, loss of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea. The ear pain is especially severe. If it is a child, it will often wake the child from sleep in pain, cry and be restless. The pain will be aggravated when coughing, sneezing, or swallowing.

2. Since the tympanic cavity is very close to the head, if otitis media is not treated in time, it is very likely to develop serious complications such as meningitis, brain abscess, thrombophlebitis, etc., which may threaten life. Especially those patients with severe high fever and respiratory failure must be treated urgently, otherwise they are likely to die.

3. Otitis media cannot escape the shadow of cancer. If not treated in time, it is likely to be delayed into middle ear cancer. The clinical symptoms of middle ear cancer include persistent ear pain, tinnitus, and hearing loss. When severe, it radiates to the face, temporal or mastoid area, discharges foul-smelling watery and bloody secretions, and there is cauliflower-like new tissue in the ear. Often, patients with otitis media who develop cholesteatoma or mastoiditis do not receive timely treatment, which may worsen into middle ear cancer over time, so patients must be careful.

4: If acute suppurative otitis media is not treated promptly and thoroughly, it is likely to turn into chronic otitis media. In addition, if there is chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and chronic tonsillitis, bacteria may repeatedly invade the middle ear cavity, remain dormant and cause chronic otitis media.

5: Chronic otitis media is divided into three types according to the duration of the disease and the severity of the disease: simple, abscess and cholesteatoma type. Their common manifestations are repeated discharge from the ears, sometimes with bloody secretions mixed in with the pus; in addition, there are tinnitus and hearing loss, and if complications occur, there will be dizziness and headaches.

6. Although pus discharge from the ears and hearing loss are annoying, they are not the most important things for patients with chronic otitis media. The most worrying thing is the occurrence of complications. Before complications occur, patients often feel nothing, but if they occur, the condition is often more serious and some are even life-threatening. Therefore, immediate hospitalization is required.