Ear Disorders
General ENT & Peds | Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
What is the role of allergies with ear infections?
Allergies cause the mucous membranes of the nose to swell and enlarge. The Eustachian tube is also lined with the same membranes as the nose and therefore also may swell with allergy exposure. The swelling in the Eustachian tube may be significant enough to cause the tube to close and become dysfunctional resulting in pressure sensation, popping, or hearing loss of the ears.
- What are the signs of Otitis Media?
- How do you diagnose Otitis Media?
- Where is the Eustachian Tube and what does it do?
- How severe is the hearing loss with Otitis Media and how does it affect children?
- What are the risk factors that cause ear infections?
- What is the first line of treatment of acute otitis media?
- What is wrong with taking antibiotics all the time?
- What is the role of allergies with ear infections?
- Do children outgrow ear infections?