Among all ear diseases, the most common is otitis media. Treatment of otitis should be carried out exclusively under the supervision of a doctor, but the use of home treatments is just as effective. Especially in the early stages.
Causes of disease
Otitis media is a common disease. It is especially unpleasant that infants are often subject to it. In childhood, otitis media is caused by the physiological location of the Eustachian tube, which is located between the nasopharynx and the middle ear. This facilitates the penetration of pathogens from the pharynx. Note that the risk of otitis media increases dramatically in children with allergies because excessive mucus production and enlarged adenoids block the Eustachian tube. Otitis media is also a common complication of upper respiratory tract infections. If you do not pay due attention to the disease, it can develop into chronic otitis media. Treatment of this form of the disease is always more complex and long, accompanied by severe pain, discharge.
Symptoms of otitis media
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treatment of chronic otitis media Sharp pain in the ear cavity.
- The patient's condition usually worsens in the evening.
- The patient may experience increased irritability, restless sleep, hearing loss.
Note that with otitis due tohigh pressure in the middle ear, a rupture of the eardrum may occur, which will undoubtedly lead to hearing loss. Therefore, the treatment of the initial form, as well as the treatment of chronic otitis media, cannot be carried out without the supervision of a physician. When the first symptoms of the disease appear, it is recommended to seek advice from an otolaryngologist.
Otitis ear. Treatment of otitis with folk remedies
The first aid for the patient can be a warm compress. The most common mistake is that the treatment covers the entire ear along with the ear canal. Correctly apply a compress around the auricle. To prepare a warming mixture, use alcohol diluted in half with boiled water, or vodka. Note that the compress must be applied for 1-2 hours. If you are tormented by otitis media, otitis media should be treated, complemented by the use of folk remedies. Here are some of them:
- Garlic oil. To prepare it, 2/3 of the crushed garlic must be mixed with 1/3 of the vegetable oil, the composition should be insisted for 10 days in a warm, preferably sunny, place. Garlic oil should be instilled a couple of drops into the sore ear.
- Prepare a decoction of green poppy heads in milk and irrigate the affected ear with it. For half a glass of milk, you need to take 7 green poppy heads and boil them in it for half an hour.
- Many people are simply unable to endure the pain caused by otitis media, treatment of otitis in this case must begin with the removal of this discomfort. To do this, you can do an ear bath with alcohol. The patient must be placed on the side of a he althy ear, and pour 5-6 drops of alcohol heated to 37 degrees into the patient. It is necessary to maintain this position for 15 minutes. The pain will begin to decrease after 5 minutes.
- Aloe and Kalanchoe are a good helper in the treatment of otitis media. They are applied in the form of a compress. The gruel from the leaves of these plants is spread on a bandage and attached to the sore ear overnight. This mixture soothes pain, draws out pus.
- To relieve pain and inflammation, it is recommended to warm the ear (only if there is no pus in it) with s alt and even a piece of brick. S alt is heated in a pan, poured into a sock and applied to the ear. Brick or stone is heated in the oven, wrapped in a cloth. It is important not to apply too much heat to the sore ear to avoid burns.
