Acute Otitis Media

It refers to the inflammation of the middle ear. Extreme pain follows this disorder. Occurring commonly in children, it is a sad sight, as most toddlers, cannot even vocalise the reason to their discomfort. Parents, should always be at the edge of taking actions when such drastic incidents take place.

Symptoms

An ongoing irritability and crying of the child
Acute pain
Picking on the ear
Fever
Headache
Neck pain
Fluid dripping out of the ear
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Hear loss.

Eustachian tube carries forward a vital role in the normal functioning of the ear. In any case, if the tube gets blocked and swollen, it results in an infection at that point, finally giving rise to acute otitis media. The dysfunctional, swollen tube can be due to;