Fluid in the ear is usually the result of disease or inflammation. Diseases such as flu, colds, can cause hearing problems. After such ailments, the appearance of fluid in the ear is not excluded. Most often, otitis media, an inflammation of the middle ear, manifests itself.
Water in the ear: why it appears
The simplest reason is water getting into the auricle. Causes unpleasant sensations, such as noise in the ear, congestion. This happens while bathing, showering, swimming. As you know, water contains a large number of bacteria.
Therefore, if the liquid is not removed in a timely manner, inflammation of the ear canal may occur, which is accompanied by itching, hearing loss. The ear canal may also become inflamed. Otorhinolaryngologists call this condition "swimmer's ear".
Ways to remove water from the ear
Now consider methods for removing liquid:
- Tilt your head towards the ear where the water got in. Then you need to close the auricle with your palm. Then it should be pressed and jerky released. This will release the water.
- Lie on your side for a few minutes to drain the liquid fromear.
- If simple measures do not help, put a few drops of boric alcohol in your ear. It promotes the rapid evaporation of water. Lie on your side for 5 minutes with the affected ear up.
- Earwax can swell when exposed to water. In this case, use a warm heating pad. The heat will cause the water to evaporate.
- Airlock prevents fluid from escaping from the ear. Therefore, it is necessary to drip ordinary water into it. After that, wait two or three minutes. Then, tilting your head to one side, wait until the water pushes out the air plug. The liquid will then flow out of the ear.
- Water removal method for young children. It is necessary to gently insert a cotton swab into the ear for a few seconds. Then the water will be absorbed into the cotton.
Catarrhal otitis: how it manifests, symptoms
If fluid comes out of the ear, what should I pay attention to? Sometimes otitis can occur without any pain. One of the symptoms of the disease may be the appearance of fluid in the ear. It is important to pay attention to the color, smell and how much fluid is released. By these signs, one can understand whether this is catarrhal inflammation or purulent otitis media.
In catarrh, a clear liquid flows from the ear. The reason for this may be:
- undertreated respiratory diseases;
- throat diseases such as tonsillitis;
- water in the ear;
- ear damage from sharp objects;
- viral infections;
- running nose or cough;
- generalreduced immunity.
If a clear liquid flows from the ear, there may also be a gurgling sensation and noise. In addition, ear congestion is not ruled out. If timely treatment is not started, then such a disease can go into the stage of chronic or purulent. Then more serious therapy will be required.
Purulent otitis: how it manifests, symptoms
In case of purulent otitis, a yellow liquid flows from the ear, there is little discharge, but they have an unpleasant odor.
Other symptoms that appear with this ailment:
- temperature increase;
- acute sharp pain in the ears, pain can be felt in the eyes, teeth;
- hearing loss;
- dizziness, headache;
- general weakness in the body;
- sense of fullness in the ears.
Only a doctor can make a correct diagnosis. At the first manifestations of symptoms, it is necessary to consult an otolaryngologist. Here you can not do without passing tests and a thorough examination of the auricle. Depending on the disease, treatment may be different. So, if purulent otitis media is diagnosed, in no case should you warm up the sore ear. Some medications are also contraindicated. With catarrhal inflammation of the ear, treatment with folk remedies is possible, but, again, after a medical examination.
Otitis: what not to do
Discharge of clear fluid from the ear without pain indicates inflammation.
In this case, you can't:
- warm up a sore ear or put warm compresses if a purulent process has begun, this is dangerous;
- bury oil or oil mixtures, if the eardrum is damaged, the oil will be inside;
- use camphor alcohol, as you can get a burn of the ear cavity, and this will complicate the course of the disease;
- introduce foreign objects into the ear for the purpose of treatment (candles, leaves of medicinal plants), as this can only worsen the condition.
What can be done at home for otitis media
Warming up the ears is possible only at the initial stage of the disease. You can do a half-alcohol warming compress for one to two hours once a day.
Home remedies for otitis media:
- Lavender oil will help reduce pain. You need to make a swab out of gauze. Then you should soak it with oil, gently insert it into the ear.
- You can bury the pharmacy tincture of walnut, calendula.
- It is also allowed to instill and take two tablespoons of bay leaf decoction inside three times a day. How to cook it? It is necessary to brew five bay leaves in a glass of boiling water, let it brew.
- An effective antimicrobial agent is garlic oil. Boil two cloves of garlic in two tablespoons of vegetable oil, insist for eight hours. Bury three times a day.
- Wadded turunda soaked in juniper tincture reduces inflammation.
Medic altreatment of otitis media includes the use of antibiotics, antipyretics and painkillers. Also used are drops that eliminate inflammation, antibacterial ointments.
Remember to treat both ears. An infection in one can spread to the other.
Purulent otitis media: drugs for the treatment of the disease
Pusus and yellow fluid from the ear indicate suppurative otitis media. Lack of appropriate treatment can lead to hearing loss. The following consequences are also possible: inflammation of the temporal bone, meningitis. In some particularly severe cases, purulent otitis media is fatal.
Depending on how the inflammatory process has developed, the doctor prescribes treatment. Therapy includes:
- antibiotics - used both orally and in the form of drops;
- drugs that relieve pain and reduce fever;
- hormonal drugs that reduce swelling, promote the outflow of fluid from the ear.
After the acute course of the disease is stopped, physiotherapy procedures are prescribed. Most effective:
- inhalation;
- electrophoresis sessions;
- UHF (Ultra High Frequency Therapy).
It is the combined treatment (medication and physiotherapy) that guarantees a full recovery. It is important to remember that untreated purulent otitis media can provoke a relapse, turning into a chronic disease.
Folk recipes with mummy for the treatment of purulent otitis media
Along with the use of medicines, ointments and solutions based on mumiyo are used. We will now look at some of them.
- In a ratio of 1:10 combine the mummy with rose oil. Instill the resulting mixture twice a day.
- Mumiyo solution in boiled water. For preparation, dilute two grams of the composition in 100 milliliters of water. Moisten a cotton turunda in the solution and insert into the ear. Such procedures relieve pain and promote rapid healing.
For washing from pus, it is advised to use a decoction of chamomile.
Turundas, soaked in a mixture of onion juice and linseed oil in equal proportions, are placed in the ear for exactly two hours.
To speed up recovery from purulent otitis media, it is necessary to include foods containing large amounts of ascorbic acid in the diet. For example, oranges, lemons and grapefruits are very he althy.
Small conclusion
Now you know why fluid is leaking from the ear. We hope that this information was useful to you. As you can see, there are many reasons for the appearance and leakage of fluid from the ear. Only a qualified specialist can determine the exact one. Correct and timely treatment, medicines and procedures prescribed by a doctor guarantee recovery.
