-Middle ear inflammation can lead to facial paralysis if left untreated
-ENT Specialist Dr. Akif İşlek:
-“Underlying allergic conditions also cause middle ear infection”
ESKISEHIR (IHA) – Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialist Dr. Akif İşlek stated that if not treated, middle ear inflammation can lead to facial paralysis and made important warnings.
ENT Specialist Dr. Akif İşlek, stating that otitis media may show different findings according to age groups, pointed out that if the disease is not treated, it can lead to results such as meningitis, abscess, facial paralysis, hearing loss and vertigo.
"Antibiotic is not required for every infection"
ENT Specialist Dr. Akif İşlek stated that there is also a high fever in middle ear inflammation, which manifests itself with symptoms such as ear pain, hearing loss and ear discharge, "If these complaints, which usually occur after upper respiratory tract infections, do not go away within a day or two, hearing loss, dizziness, ringing and ear discharge can occur occur, a doctor should be consulted. It is not necessary to give antibiotics for every middle ear infection. Painkillers and antipyretics are used, and treatment options are evaluated depending on the complaints.” . “In addition to respiratory tract infections, adenoid enlargement in children, deviations and eustachian tube disorders in adults and allergies can cause middle ear infections,” said İşlek. Noting that a hearing test and an ear, nose and throat examination are required when applying to a doctor due to ear pain, Dr. İşlek continued as follows:
“If the complaints persist even after a few weeks and a hole in the eardrum is detected during the examination, it is necessary to give time for this hole to heal on its own. Sometimes this can take up to six months. If, in the subsequent examination, we detect that the eardrum hole is not closed and there is hearing loss, then ear surgery is performed. The aim of ear surgery is to create a closed environment that protects the middle ear from the outside, restores hearing and To eradicate the incurable infection. If the patient is not treated, it can cause complications such as meningitis, abscess, facial paralysis, hearing loss, imbalance, vertigo and abscess behind the ear. Noting that cholesteatoma, which is defined as a non-cancerous abnormal skin growth that can develop behind the eardrum, also causes middle ear infection. İşlek said, “This is a very rare complication, which I usually call cholesteatoma. In general, the eardrum hole remains, which can be corrected with a simpler surgery.
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