Is catarrhal otitis media serious? How to treat it?

Catarrhal otitis media is also called secretory otitis media, which is also a common type of otitis media. Many people want to know whether catarrhal otitis media is serious. Catarrhal otitis media is relatively serious. Early treatment and timely recovery will be better. Late treatment will be more troublesome.

1. Catarrhal otitis media is also a relatively common and serious disease, clinically characterized by middle ear effusion and hearing loss, and is quite harmful. Conservative treatment is possible, with tympanocentesis or myringotomy.

2. Once you have this kind of catarrhal otitis media, the patient must adjust his mentality and never decide that there is no cure. Although this catarrhal otitis media causes great harm to the patient's mind, this otitis media can disappear through treatment and prevention, and treatment measures should be taken seriously.

3. Otitis media is also known as secretory otitis media, exudative otitis media, serous otitis media, etc. It often leads to tympanic effusion. It is a non-suppurative inflammation of the middle ear and often occurs in young children. There are many reasons, and the first step of treatment is to eliminate the cause: nasopharyngeal inflammation, tumors, adenoids hypertrophy, etc. should be treated. Expand the Eustachian tube. Appropriate use of antibiotics and corticosteroids. For intranasal bacteria: 1% ephedrine preparation can be dripped. The tympanic membrane is punctured to extract the fluid. If the fluid is viscous, 1 mg of protease or 1000-1500 units of hyaluronidase can be injected. For patients who do not respond to repeated puncture, myringotomy and placement of a ventilation tube can be performed.

4. Secretory otitis media is still a relatively serious disease. You should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Early treatment is more effective, but later treatment will be more difficult. Some patients will suffer from hearing loss or even deafness and dumbness due to untimely treatment, so this needs attention. Secretory otitis media will also affect children's life and work and may lead to a decline in learning ability. Because the human body's hearing loss will make the reaction to things slower, it will lead to reduced learning efficiency in the long run and may also affect academic performance. Therefore, patients with otitis media should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.