What is the solution to earache?

Ear infections are not unknown to us. This disease is more common in children. In addition to ringing in the ears, many people can also have a ruptured eardrum. With proper treatment, this disease is completely curable.

Professor Dr. explained in detail about the disease and its solution. Ghafoor Mandal

The ear is divided into three parts. The outer ear is the one we normally see, the middle ear is on the other side of the eardrum, and the inner ear is where the auditory nerve originates. The eardrum is located at the end of the earlobe. The function of this membrane is to carry the sound we hear through the middle ear to the cochlear nerve.

The function of the ear is mainly twofold. One is the sound we are all familiar with. A second function of the ear that we are often unaware of is to balance the body. The inner ear is the main and one of the body balance organs outside the brain. Ear infections usually start in childhood.

Most of the time children get ear infections or colds from what we commonly call the common cold. There is no child who has never had an ear infection at some point in their life. Most of the time, complete cure of this infection is possible with proper treatment. If this infection is not properly treated or not treated adequately, the eardrum may rupture from the infection.

Ear problems are more common in children who have chronic adenoiditis or whose adenoids become enlarged. Frequent ear infections lead to ruptured eardrums. Sometimes tonsil, nose or sinus infections are frequent or even if the nose is always blocked, ear problems can increase.

If the adenoid, tonsil or nasal problem continues for a long time, it affects the Eustachian tube and tonsils appear. Eustachian tube function does not fully return even after adenoid or nasal problems are treated. As a result, the treatment of a patient with a ruptured eardrum or ruptured eardrum becomes complicated or does not want to heal easily.

In adults, tinnitus usually begins in childhood. They either have a ruptured eardrum from childhood or the eardrum is already weakened due to the function of the Eustachian tube being used. Many times, I see that when water gets inside the ear, the ear starts to dry. At first sight it seems so; But if water gets inside the ear, ear infection is not supposed to start.

If that were the case, those who swam regularly would have their ears ripe all the time. The fact is, these patients have already ruptured eardrums, which causes their ears to dry out when water enters the ear. Many times, it is seen that the eardrum is ruptured with a small injury. In most cases, if the eardrum is healthy, a minor injury should not cause the eardrum to rupture - if this happens, it means the eardrum was already sick or weak.

However, severe trauma to the ear can also rupture the healthy membrane. Like a good slap on the ear. With a slight cold and cough, the eardrum bursts and discharges pus and water. This should not happen if the eardrum is healthy. Elderly patients often have weakened eardrums since childhood or have weakened eardrums due to persistent nasal or sinus infections or, in some cases, persistent inflammation of the tonsils.

Symptoms or problems

The patient may experience hearing loss - this can range from mild to severe. Pus-water comes out of the ear to ripen the ear. Sometimes dizzy. There is a buzzing sound inside the head. Sometimes there may be pain in the ears. The discharge of pus and water from the ear is occasional in the early stages; But if the ear is constantly itching, it is often seen that the ear does not want to dry at any time. Many times, water starts coming out of the ear when you have a cold or cough.

Types

Generally, there are two types of eardrum rupture – one is in the front part of the eardrum and the other is in the back part of the eardrum. Back ulcers are usually serious - treatment should be started very soon. Sometimes the eardrum may be completely destroyed due to prolonged exposure to eardrums and frequent ear infections.

To be done

If the curtain is cracked, the ear must be kept dry. Water should not enter the ear. While taking a bath, wet cotton with oil and then put a cotton chip in the ear and take a bath. Never swim underwater or jump into water. If there is an ear infection, the ear needs to be cleaned properly and then antibiotic drops are given in the ear.

Cleaning the ear is important and in many cases it needs to be done by a specialist with the help of a microscope. In rare cases, antibiotics may be prescribed or injected. Antibiotic drops should not be given in dry ears - it can cause serious damage to the ear, or even complete loss of hearing. So the tendency to use antibiotic drops at will for dry ears must be avoided.

An audiogram is needed to test hearing and other ear abilities. It shows how damaged the ear is. Sometimes we don't understand the problem; but inwardly the ear gets damaged, and hearing continues to decline. Therefore, every 3 to 6 months the hearing test should be done, and the amount of hearing should be recorded.