What should I do if my baby has preauricular fistula inflammation?

In life, the health of the baby is directly related to the future of a family. After all, most families in modern society have only one child. It would be unacceptable if something went wrong with this one child. However, during the baby's growth process, the baby is likely to suffer from some diseases, so timely treatment is what parents need to do most. So, how should babies with preauricular fistula be treated?

Causes

A few months before birth, a person may develop a preauricular fistula due to incomplete development of the tissue that forms the auricle during embryonic development. The fistula looks a bit like a fish, because the embryo at this time has gill-like structures on both sides of its head, called gill clefts. The preauricular fistula is a remnant of the first branchial cleft. Preauricular fistulas may occur in isolation without other ear deformities. A small number of people also have congenital malformations such as cleft palate, incomplete development of accessory auricle, auricle, and hereditary deafness. Preauricular fistulas usually open in front of the ear. In mild cases, there is only a dent in front of the ear. In severe cases, the fistula can have extensive branches, forming multiple blind tubes and even go around behind the ear, causing a postauricular infection.

Symptoms

1. There is a fistula in front of the helix, and the other end is a blind tube, which varies in depth and length and may be branched.

2. When infected, the area will become red, swollen and fester; repeated infection may form scars or pus fistulas.

3. Gently squeeze the fistula, and a small amount of white secretion with a foul smell may flow out around it.

prevention

1. The diet should be light, eat less spicy food, mainly fresh eggs or lean meat, and avoid seafood.

2. Exercise more often to strengthen your physical fitness and improve your resistance. When your body's resistance is poor, inflammation is easy to invade.

3. Be careful not to squeeze the fistula that has not been infected with your hands, keep the area clean and prevent infection.

4. Don’t rub your ears when they itch, as this may easily allow bacteria to enter and cause inflammation.

5. In case of acute infection, inflammation should be controlled by local hot compress or antibiotics. If an abscess has formed, incision and drainage should be performed.

treat

The treatment of preauricular fistula mainly involves fistulectomy under local anesthesia. The surgical plan will be determined by the intraoperative injection of methylene blue and the formation of branches or tree-like shapes of the fistula, whether it is a complete resection at one time or a multi-step surgery. If the patient fails to protect the fistula and the fistula becomes infected and festered, the abscess will need to be incised and drained, and local dressing changes and other treatments will be required. Surgery can be performed after the infection is controlled and the local area has healed.

According to the clinical manifestations of preauricular fistula, when microwaves are irradiated on the treatment area of ​​the human body, the molecules there can vibrate and be heated by the microwave field, accelerating blood circulation and tissue metabolism, promoting the recovery of blood vessels and nerve functions, and especially having a significant and unique therapeutic effect on inhibiting bacterial growth, relieving inflammation and reducing swelling.

The thermal effect and biological effect of microwaves on biological tissues have the therapeutic effects of hemostasis, coagulation, burning, anti-inflammation and analgesia on diseased tissues. Therefore, microwave therapy can effectively improve local tissue blood circulation to achieve the treatment goal. There is no obvious damage to surrounding tissues during the treatment, and the treatment effect is obvious. Usually, after undergoing microwave therapy, patients will feel that their ears are much more comfortable and their symptoms are greatly alleviated. If combined with medication and other treatment measures, the disease can be cured ahead of schedule.