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 |  موضوع: Otitis Media  الجمعة يناير 22, 2010 1:57 pm | |
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Ear infection, middle ear
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Introduction
Ear infections
are among the most common illnesses of early childhood. Three out of
four children have had at least one ear infection by age 3, according
to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
The medical term for middle ear infections is otitis media. Otitis refers to inflammation of the ear, and media means middle.
Although ear infections worry parents and make children uncomfortable,
take heart. Most ear infections clear up on their own within a few
days, and most children stop having ear infections once they reach
school age.
Signs and symptoms
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Ear infections
can be hard to detect, especially if your child is too young to say,
"My ear hurts." Knowing what to look for can help. Children with ear
infections may:
Tug or pull at their ears
Cry more than usual
Have trouble sleeping
Fail to respond to sounds
Be unusually irritable
Develop a fever
Develop fluid that drains from the ears
Have headaches
Causes
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Ear infections
usually start with a viral infection, such as a cold. The middle ear
becomes inflamed from the infection, and fluid builds up behind the
eardrum.
Ear infections also can be associated with dysfunction or swelling within the eustachian tubes | |
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