What is acute otitis media?
Acute otitis media is a common disease and affects a large proportion of children between 50 and 85% under the age of 3 years.
Signs of acute otitis media:
The main signs of this inflammation are:
- Ear pain: sharp and strong, causing crying and even waking up from sleep
- Hyperthermia
- Purulent discharge from the ear in a few cases
- These infections may recur in children, especially after the age of one year, as more than 40% of them suffer from more than 6 infections.
The diagnosis and treatment of these recurrent infections includes searching for the causes that increase this infection.
Causes of acute otitis media:
Among these reasons:
- Places crowded with children, such as nurseries, kindergartens, and homes with a large number of children: contact with children infected with viral infections leads to infection and thus otitis media.
- Exposure to secondhand smoke: contributes to the weakening of immunity
- Breastfeeding for a short period: Mother's milk strengthens the immunity of children
- The presence of weakness and imbalance in the child's immunity
- Presence of congenital and genetic abnormalities such as cleft lip deformity and Down syndrome, trisomie 21
- Frequent infections of the nose and infections of the nasal polyps, including viral and bacterial
