National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

What is otitis media? Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear almost always accompanied infection that occurs abruptly and causes:

• Ear pain, usually on one side.
• The person who has it has the feeling that his ear is plugged (hearing loss).
• Fever, especially in children under 2 years.
• Otitis is sometimes anticipated by a cold, sinusitis or nasal mucus increased.
• The first presenting symptom is clogged ear that can not be open to swallowing. Then comes the pain, which can be mild or severe.
• The ear begins to ooze a liquid (pus) through the ear canal, called a discharge when the eardrum is punctured, releasing the infected fluid inside the middle ear. (more…)