The topic I will be researching about is middle ear infection. Otitis media also known as middle ear infection is a group of inflammatory disease of the middle ear. The 2 types of infections are acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. A shorter way to say these infections are AOM and OME. AOM is an infection that usually presents with ear pain. OME is typically not associated with symptoms.
Aom affects about 11% of people a year,there is about 325 to 710 million cases. Some of the cases are children less than 5 years old and its most common in males. Before children turn 10 OME affects 80% of children at some point. Otitis media resulted to 3,200 deaths in 2015. In 1990 there were 4,900 deaths. This means that Otitis media is a dangerous infection. …show more content…
This mostly happens because of inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nasopharynx, it can be caused by a viral urti,strep throat,and allergies. Because of the dysfunction of the eustachian tube the gas volume in the middle ear is trapped and parts of it are slowly taken by the surrounding tissues. Which then happens to negative pressure in the middle ear.
As its typical symptoms overlap with other conditions such as acute external otitis, clinical history alone is not sufficient to predict if acute otitis media are presented. This has to be completed by visualization of the tympanic membrane. Examiners use a pneumatic otoscope with a rubber bulb attached to assess the mobility of the tympanic membrane. The diagnosis may be made in children who have mild bulging of the eardrum and ear pain. A child crying can cause the eardrum to look inflamed to distension of the small blood vessel on it and mimicking the redness with otitis
Aom affects about 11% of people a year,there is about 325 to 710 million cases. Some of the cases are children less than 5 years old and its most common in males. Before children turn 10 OME affects 80% of children at some point. Otitis media resulted to 3,200 deaths in 2015. In 1990 there were 4,900 deaths. This means that Otitis media is a dangerous infection. …show more content…
This mostly happens because of inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nasopharynx, it can be caused by a viral urti,strep throat,and allergies. Because of the dysfunction of the eustachian tube the gas volume in the middle ear is trapped and parts of it are slowly taken by the surrounding tissues. Which then happens to negative pressure in the middle ear.
As its typical symptoms overlap with other conditions such as acute external otitis, clinical history alone is not sufficient to predict if acute otitis media are presented. This has to be completed by visualization of the tympanic membrane. Examiners use a pneumatic otoscope with a rubber bulb attached to assess the mobility of the tympanic membrane. The diagnosis may be made in children who have mild bulging of the eardrum and ear pain. A child crying can cause the eardrum to look inflamed to distension of the small blood vessel on it and mimicking the redness with otitis