Otitis Media 小兒中耳炎(英文). 2020/3/12. What is otitis media?HygieneEducationHealthEducationHomeHygieneEducationOtitisMedia小兒中耳炎(英文)HygieneEducationHealthEducationOtitisMedia小兒中耳炎(英文)文章分享Home分享至FaceBook分享至LineQrcode列印下載A-A+OtitisMedia小兒中耳炎(英文)2020/3/12Whatisotitismedia?Otitismediaisinflammationofthemiddleear,ormiddleearinfection.Itoccursintheareabetweentheeardrum(theendoftheouterear)andtheinnerear,includingaductknownastheEustachiantube.Otitismediaisverycommoninchildhood,withtheaveragetoddlerhavingtwotothreeepisodesayear,almostalwaysaccompaniedbyaviralupperrespiratoryinfection(URI),mostlythecommoncold.Itmaybecausedbyvirusor bacteria.SymptomsPatientswhocancommunicateusuallydescribefeelingsofpainordiscomfortintheaffectedear.However,mostcasesoccurinchildrenwhoareunabletocommunicatespecificcomplaints.AcuteotitismediaEaracheFever(notrequiredforthediagnosis)AccompanyingorprecedentURIsymptoms(verycommon)DecreasedhearingAcuteotitismediaininfantsInfantsmaybeasymptomatic.Irritabilitymaybetheonlysymptom.EtiologyStreptococcuspneumoniaeandnontypableHaemophilusinfluenzaearethemostcommonbacterialcausesofotitismedia.Tubaldysfunctionleadstotheineffectiveclearingofbacteriafromthemiddleear.Inolderadolescentsandyoungadults,themostcommoncauseofearinfectionsduringtheirchildhoodswasHaemophilusinfluenzae.AswellasbeingcausedbyStreptococcuspneumoniaeandHaemophilusinfluenzaeitcanalsobecausedbythecommoncold.Coldsindirectlycausemanycasesofotitismediaby damagingthenormaldefensesoftheepithelialcellsintheupperrespiratorytract.TreatmentManagementofpainAntibiotics(atleast10days)PreventionGeneralmeasurestopreventotitismediaconsistofbreast-milkfeeding;avoidance,insofaraspossible,ofexposuretoindividualswithrespiratoryinfection;avoidanceofenvironmentaltobaccosmoke;andpneumococcalvaccination.若有任何疑問，請不吝與我們聯絡電話：(04)22052121分機2128/2132/2135HE-50051-E中國醫藥大學附設醫院暨體系院所回上頁Qrcode×}