Purulent otitis

Description:

Acute purulent otitis begins with the fact that the infection gets into a middle ear. The course of purulent otitis is divided into three phases. In the first phase at you the inflammation of a middle ear only begins, and the expirations from acoustical pass appear. The second phase is characterized by emergence of perforation of a tympanic membrane, together with it the expirations gain purulent character. The third phase of purulent otitis is a decrease in degree of an inflammation, the amount of pus gradually decreases, and the expirations take place absolutely, and edges of an opening in a tympanic membrane gradually connect.

Symptoms of Purulent otitis:

The accruing ear pains, temperature increase within several days, intoxication symptoms (pallor, weakness, fatigue), a purulent discharge from an ear. Emergence of pus demonstrates break it through a tympanic membrane and gives relief to the patient. The optimum course of purulent otitis develops if, without waiting for independent break to make a cut on a membrane (paracentesis).

Reasons of Purulent otitis:

Acute purulent average otitis (perforative) is result of the adverse course of catarral average otitis. Same origins.

Treatment of Purulent otitis:

It is better to carry out in the conditions of a hospital to provide a timely paracentesis and antibiotics intramusculary (a penicillinic row, lincomycin, etc.). Locally - an ear toilet from 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (2-3 times a day) and an instillation antibacterial and microbicides (a dioxidin, levomitsetinovy alcohol, софрадекс, etc.). Physical therapy, vasoconstrictive drops in a nose (Naphthyzinum, Halazolinum, sanorin, adrenaline, ephedrine). Complications: intracranial - meningitis, local - a mastoiditis, relative deafness. Forecast: transition to a chronic form is possible.