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Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear or middle ear infection that occurs in the area between the tympanic membrane and inner ear, including the eustachian tube. Symptoms vary depending on age but can include earache, hearing problems, fever, drainage from the ear, and more. It is commonly caused by infection from bacteria or viruses, allergies, blockage of the eustachian tube, or nutritional deficiencies. Diagnosis involves examination with an otoscope, audiogram, and tympanogram. Treatment depends on age but may include antibiotics, observation, myringotomy to insert ventilation tubes, or adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy. Nursing care focuses on

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Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear or middle ear infection that occurs in the area between the tympanic membrane and inner ear, including the eustachian tube. Symptoms vary depending on age but can include earache, hearing problems, fever, drainage from the ear, and more. It is commonly caused by infection from bacteria or viruses, allergies, blockage of the eustachian tube, or nutritional deficiencies. Diagnosis involves examination with an otoscope, audiogram, and tympanogram. Treatment depends on age but may include antibiotics, observation, myringotomy to insert ventilation tubes, or adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy. Nursing care focuses on

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Otitis Media

OTITIS MEDIA
Otitis media (Latin) is inflammation of the middle ear, or a middle ear infection.

It occurs in the area between the tympanic membrane and the inner ear, including a duct known as the eustachian tube

Otitis media

Otitis media

Manifestations
Babies and toddlers -pulling or scratching at the ear -hearing problems -fever -drainage from the ear -irritability - vomiting. Older children and adults -earache -hearing problems -fullness or pressure in the ear -fever -drainage from the ear -dizziness and loss of balance -nausea or vomiting.

Etiology
Allergy-food and airborne Infection-bacteria and viruses i.e. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and moraxella catarrhalis. Blockage of the eustachian tube-swollen tonsils or adenoids or problems involving the bones of the cranium Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A, zinc and iron deficiencies

Diagnosis:
Otoscope- use to directly examine the ear Audiogram- used to measure how much hearing loss has occurred Tympanogram- measures the air pressure in the middle ear; this indicates how well the eustachian tube is functioning Obtaining culture from the middle ear through the ear drum This is usually done by an otolaryngologist.

Medical management
Age <6 months 6 months-2years Certain diagnosis Antibiotics Antibiotics Uncertain diagnosis Antibiotics Antibiotics if severe illness; *Observation without antibiotics option if non-severe illness *Observation option without antibiotics

2 years

Antibiotics if severe illness; *Observation option if non-severe illness

Surgical Management
Myringotomy- An otolaryngologist makes a small incision in the eardrum and inserts a tiny ventilation tube called a tympanostomy tube. The tube promotes drainage of fluid from the middle ear and keeps it from recurring Adenoidectomy- Removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) Tonsillectomy. Removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy).

Nursing management:
Responsibility of the nurse -local heat (hot water bottle). -cleanliness of the ear canal by sterile cotton cones moistened with physiologic saline or H2O2,then the ear is wiped dry with sterile cotton . -care of the skin around the ear

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