Otitis media - an inflammation of the ear, a generic term for any infection in the organ of hearing. Depending on the affected part of the ear, isolated outer, middle and inner otitis. Otitis media is common. Ten percent of the world's population lives within ached external otitis.
Annually in the world it registered 709 million new cases of acute otitis media. More than half of these episodes occurring in children under 5 years old, but adults also suffer from inflammation of the middle ear. Maze is usually a complication of otitis media, and there is relatively rare.
Otitis externa Otitis externa - an inflammation of the ear canal. It may be diffuse and may occur in the form of a boil. In diffuse external otitis affected skin of all the auditory canal. Furuncle - is limited inflammation of the skin of the outer ear.
Otitis media in otitis media inflammation occurs in the tympanic cavity. There are many forms and variants of the disease. It can be catarrhal and purulent, perforated and neperforativnym, acute and chronic. When otitis can develop complications. The most common complications of otitis media include mastoiditis (inflammation of the temporal bone behind the ear), meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain), abscess (abscess) of the brain, maze.
Treatment of otitis externa
The main treatment for otitis externa adults - ear drops. If a person does not (HIV infection, diabetes mellitus), antibiotic tablets, usually not needed.
Ear Drops may only contain antimicrobial or be combined - have a composition of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent. The treatment takes 5-7 days.
The most commonly for the treatment of otitis externa it is used: Antibiotics.
Treatment for otitis media
The main means of therapy for otitis media - an antibiotic. However, antibiotic treatment of otitis media in adults - is another controversial issue in modern medicine. The fact that in this disease is very high percentage of self-healing - greater than 90%.
The patient should be under medical supervision. The decision to antibiotics is very responsible and it should take only a doctor. On balance on the one hand the possible side effects of antibiotic therapy, the other - the fact that every year in the world dies from complications of otitis 28 thousand people.
Basic antibiotics, which are used in the treatment of otitis media in adults: Amoxicillin.