When water enters the ear through the nose, it is not serious if it can be discharged without causing inflammation, but it is more serious if it cannot be discharged in the ear or if it becomes inflamed.
Water from the nose into the ear refers to the phenomenon of water flowing from the nasal cavity to the nasopharynx and entering the middle ear cavity via the Eustachian tube in a retrograde manner. Due to the difference in anatomical characteristics, it is less common in normal adults and occurs more often in patients suffering from diseases such as abnormal opening of the Eustachian tube and atrophic rhinitis, as well as in children.
1. If the water that inadvertently enters the middle ear cavity can be discharged in the original way with the natural opening of the Eustachian tube, and at the same time does not have a secondary infection or does not cause other aseptic inflammation, then it will not adversely affect the human body, i.e., it is not serious.
2. If the fluid in the middle ear cannot be discharged in time, it can lead to bacterial or viral infection or stimulate edema of the Eustachian tube and the mucosa of the middle ear, and acute suppurative otitis media or acute secretory otitis media will occur, with symptoms of tinnitus, stuffiness in the ear, hearing loss, and earache, etc. If the condition is not effectively controlled, it can be treated with aesthetic treatment. If the condition is not effectively controlled, it can cause chills and fever, and even intracranial and extracranial complications, which are more serious.
If water enters the ear from the nose, you need to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination to clarify the extent of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the disposal.