How to treat otitis media caused by cold

In clinical practice, otitis media caused by cold includes acute purulent otitis media and secretory otitis media. For acute suppurative otitis media, the following treatments are usually available: i. broad-spectrum sensitive antibiotics to control the infection, commonly used are cefixime, cefotaxime or amoxicillin, etc.; ii. glucocorticosteroids orally or intravenously to reduce the inflammatory response, such as prednisone or dexamethasone. The following treatments are usually used for secretory otitis media: first, antibiotics; second, glucocorticoids; third, mucus-diluting and pro-discharge agents, such as eucalyptus citriodora, standard myrtle oil enteric capsules, ambroxol hydrochloride, etc.; fourth, decongestant nasal drops, such as furosemide nasal drops, to promote the opening of the eustachian tube; fifth, if conservative treatment is ineffective, tympanic membrane puncture or tympanic tube placement treatment can be performed.