Ear Infection
Experiencing inner ear discomfort or constant pressure, pus drainage, or hearing loss may be symptoms of an ear infection. You can use over-the-counter (OTC) treatments or consult a doctor if your symptoms don’t improve.
Ear infections can be either bacterial or viral infections. They can occur in your middle ear, the part of your ear just behind your eardrum, as well as the outer and inner ear. They often clear up on their own but can be painful due to inflammation or fluid buildup.
Ear infections can be chronic or acute. Acute ear infections are painful but short in duration. Chronic ear infections either don’t clear up or recur many times. They can cause damage to the middle and inner ear, which is infrequently permanent.
What are the symptoms of ear infections?
Common symptoms of ear infections include:
mild pain or discomfort inside your ear
a persistent feeling of pressure inside your ear
pus-like ear drainage
hearing loss.
These symptoms might persist or come and go. Symptoms may occur in one or both ears. Pain is usually more severe with a double ear infection, which is an infection in both ears.
Chronic ear infection symptoms may be less noticeable than those of acute ear infections.
Symptoms of an ear infection in children
Along with symptoms seen in adults, such as ear pain and drainage, young children and babies may show other signs of an ear infection, such as:
rubbing or pulling their ear
fever
not reacting to certain sounds
frequently losing balance
headache
fussiness or restlessness
loss of appetite
Risk factors for ear infections
Ear infections occur most commonly in young children because they have short and narrow Eustachian tubes. About 80 percentTrusted Source of children develop an acute ear infection at some point.
Infants who are bottle-fed also have a higher incidence of ear infections than their breastfed counterparts.
Other factors that increase the risk of developing an ear infection are:
altitude changes
changes in temperature and humidity
exposure to cigarette smoke
pacifier use
recent illness or ear infection
being male
low birth weight
lack of access to healthcare
being in daycare.
Health Tips to Treat Ear Infections.
Warm compress for an ear infection
Rest
Saltwater Gargles
Drying eardrops for an ear infection
Hydrogen peroxide
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