An indication that Lucas has an ear infection is that he’s not sleeping well, he hardly eats, and constantly pulling his ear. In children it might be harder to conclude what these symptoms can be exactly since they don’t really speak clearly to actually express what’s bothering them. Chronic otitis media is an inflammation or infection that lies behind the eardrum, it appears and disappears that’s why it’s considered chronic. Some symptoms of otitis media are: sleeplessness, ear pain which causes infants to pull on their ear, crying, headaches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, lack of balance, and hearing loss. Some reasons why people suffer from otitis media are: allergies, a cold, sinus infections, drinking while laying down, and the flu. Hearing
