Can otitis media cause coughing?

Patients with otitis media can develop a cough. Otitis media is often secondary to an infection in the upper respiratory tract, so patients often have a sore throat accompanied by a cough. The patient’s middle ear and pharyngeal cavity are connected by the eustachian tube, so when the patient has inflammation in the middle ear cavity, it can also involve the patient’s pharyngeal mucosa and inflammation, causing the patient to have a cough or even phlegm. In terms of treatment, the inflammation inside the middle ear cavity must be actively controlled. Patients can use lomefloxacin hydrochloride ear drops or ciprofloxacin ear drops for anti-inflammatory purposes, preferably 2-3 times a day, to effectively control the inflammation inside the middle ear cavity. At the same time, the patient can also take anti-inflammatory drugs orally, such as levofloxacin capsules or roxithromycin dispersible tablets. After a week or so of active treatment, the patient’s otitis media will improve significantly and the patient’s coughing condition will also change.