Otitis media is divided into acute otitis media and chronic otitis media. Having acute otitis media and chronic otitis media can affect hearing, as follows: 1. Acute otitis media: When acute otitis media attacks, patients will have symptoms such as ear stuffiness, hearing loss, ear pain, fever, and pus flowing from the ear. If antibiotic treatment is given, along with local spotting of the ear, in most cases, it can be cured in 7-10 days and hearing will basically not be affected. If acute otitis media is left with tympanic membrane perforation after treatment, it will affect hearing to varying degrees. 2. Chronic otitis media: If acute otitis media is prolonged and does not heal, and becomes chronic otitis media, it will definitely affect hearing, including tympanic membrane perforation, long-term ear pus flow, severe cholesteatoma and granulomatous hyperplasia, etc. In the case of chronic otitis media in general, hearing should be fully restored after the tympanic membrane is perforated and repaired. In the case of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma causing a break in the auditory chain, repair can be done after surgery, but hearing may not be fully restored. In daily life, patients with otitis media should eat a light diet, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and try not to stay for a long time in places with noise, the stronger the noise and the longer the exposure, the more serious the damage to the hearing.