Answering questions from patients with otitis media

       Patient: I have suffered from otitis media since I was a child, and whenever I get water, I get inflammation, perforation of the eardrum, and hearing loss. I went to a large hospital in our city and was diagnosed with conductive in the left ear and neurological deafness in the right ear. In recent times, there has been a significant trend of hearing loss and water flowing out of the ear.      Wang Kaishi, Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Five Gwangs Hospital: I have been aware of your condition. You have had otitis media since childhood, with recurrent attacks and causing hearing loss. My opinion is to operate as early as possible. At present, tympanoplasty is feasible to completely remove the lesion and repair the tympanic membrane, and to decide whether to reconstruct the hearing bone at the same time during the operation. The results of the surgery are also related to the technical level of the doctor. Since the hearing is gradually decreasing recently, and the pus is toxic to the auditory nerve every time it inflames, and the conservative treatment has not improved significantly for such a long time, my suggestion is to try to operate.