What are the symptoms of otitis media

Otitis media affects many people, and patients with otitis media are prone to hearing loss, hearing loss, or ear pain and tinnitus. Some patients also have symptoms such as meningitis, brain abscess, high fever and chills.

1. Hearing loss: Hearing loss and enhanced self-hearing. When the head tilts forward or toward the healthy side, hearing may temporarily improve (positional hearing improvement) because the effusion leaves the cochlear conduction. When the effusion is viscous, hearing may not change with changes in head position. Children are often brought to the doctor by their parents because of their slow response to sounds, poor concentration, and poor academic performance. If one ear is diseased and the hearing in the other ear is normal, it may not be noticed for a long time and may only be discovered during a physical examination.

2. Earache: Acute cases may cause dull earache, which is often the first symptom of the patient. It may be continuous or cramping. In chronic cases, ear pain is not obvious. This disease is often accompanied by a feeling of blockage or stuffiness in the ear, which can be temporarily relieved by pressing the tragus.

3. Tinnitus: It is mostly low-pitched and intermittent, such as "crackling", buzzing and the sound of running water. When the head moves or when yawning or blowing the nose, a sound of air passing through the ears may be heard, sometimes intermittently and then reappearing.

4. The skin around the patient feels "numb" and the patient feels psychologically depressed.

5. Serious complications of acute otitis media include infection of adjacent bones (mastoiditis or petrous bone osteitis), semicircular canal infection (labyrinthitis), facial paralysis, hearing loss, meningitis, brain abscess, etc. Signs of serious complications include headache, severe deafness, dizziness, chills, high fever, etc.