Many allergic rhinitis patients say, why the nose is sick, the ears and throat will also follow the “suffering”? In fact, our ear, nose and throat organs not only have important functions such as hearing, balance, smell, breathing, vocalization and swallowing, but also are in the “first line” of immune and defense functions. The ear, nose, throat and pharynx are connected to each other, and any one of them will affect each other if there is a lesion. 1, ear disease, nose medication Obviously have acute otitis media, but the doctor prescribed nasal drops, this is not the doctor prescribed the wrong prescription. The ear is connected to each other through the eustachian tube, the nasal mucosa, nasopharyngeal mucosa, and the lining of the eustachian tube. If one of them is infected, all these mucosa will become swollen and congested, and even cause narrowing or blockage of the eustachian tube. When treating otitis media, nasal drops such as furacilin ephedrine drops can shrink the nasal mucosa and nasopharyngeal mucosa, facilitate pharyngeal tube ventilation and drainage, and promote the healing of otitis media. 2. When you have a cold, your ears are stuffy Many people will find their ears swollen and painful after they get a cold, and listen to sounds like a layer of things. This is because there is a tube between the nasopharynx and the ear called the eustachian tube. The general cold often causes congestion and edema in the pharynx, resulting in swelling of the eustachian tube and negative pressure in the inner ear, causing earache. Generally after the anti-cold cure, the ear discomfort symptoms will be relieved. 3. Rhinitis leads to otitis media and pharyngitis Since the nose and ear are connected through the eustachian tube, when rhinitis causes edema of the nasal mucosa, the eustachian tube is blocked and the air in the middle ear cavity is gradually absorbed by the mucosa, so that outside gas cannot enter the tympanic chamber in time, it may cause the mucosal vessels of the middle ear to dilate and bruise, resulting in otitis media. In addition, unfavorable treatment of rhinitis may also lead to pharyngitis. 4, otitis media leads to intracranial infection The parietal wall of the middle ear is called the tympanic chamber cover, and the tympanic chamber is separated from the brain by only this thin bone wall, and is not far from the cerebellum. Once otitis media erodes and destroys the bone, the infection can enter the skull and cause meningeal inflammation and other infections, which may cause very serious consequences. Therefore, it is important to treat otitis media in a timely manner. As a reminder, an effective way to prevent ear, nose and throat diseases from “crosstalk” with each other is to strengthen prevention and to have regular ear, nose and throat examinations. Once a certain ear, nose and throat disease appears, go to a regular professional ear, nose and throat hospital for systematic and scientific treatment in a timely manner, do not delay the condition.