What should I do if my child has acute otitis media? These methods are effective

If a child develops acute otitis, the first thing to do is to control the source of infection to prevent the condition from further weakening, and then treat the infection with some antibiotics. It is best to take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination and follow the doctor's advice.

1. Take off more clothes from the child and cover him with less blankets. Sponge yourself with warm water to cool down. Reducing fever is especially important in infants and children. You can also take a small amount of antipyretic and analgesic drugs under the guidance of a doctor to relieve discomfort and reduce fever. Even if the body temperature is lowered, if the child continues to cry or the baby's fontanelle bulges or is obviously sunken when the baby is not crying, you should go to the hospital immediately. Under the guidance of a doctor, give the patient antibiotics. People who have previously suffered from otitis media or have been affected in the hospital should be checked again after recovery.

2. Treatment principles:

1. Etiological treatment: control the source of infection and remove obstructive lesions.

2. Unblock drainage, improve Eustachian tube function, and remove middle ear effusion.

3. Principles of medication:

1. Use antibiotics to prevent and treat infection.

2. Use antihistamines and hormone drugs to help keep the Eustachian tube open.

3. Find out the cause of the disease in time and actively treat it.

4. Eustachian tube infection (35%): After an upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngeal secretions may enter the tympanic cavity due to nose blowing, swallowing, and vomiting, which is also the most common way to cause otitis media. In the early stages of acute otitis media, viral antibody titers often increase, which may be caused by adenovirus and influenza virus infection, followed by bacterial invasion. In children, most of them are pneumococci, hemolytic influenza bacilli, and β-hemolytic streptococci, while in adults, most of them are hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, and Proteus. Later, the eardrum is perforated, resulting in a mixed infection.

External auditory canal infection (30%): This is relatively rare and may be caused by gunshot wounds during war, ear picking injuries, or ruptured eardrums caused by boxing and diving. Severe external otitis may cause tympanic cavity infection if the tympanic membrane erodes and ruptures over time.