Whether or not childhood otitis media can heal on its own depends on the condition. Some children with otitis media can recover on their own, while others cannot. Cefaclor and other medications and surgery are needed.
1. Can be self-healing: secretory otitis media patients with mild symptoms, secondary to the upper respiratory tract infection after the disease is relatively short, about in the upper respiratory tract infection, about a week or so can be self-healing.
2. Can not be self-healing: this condition is more serious, tinnitus, hearing loss, stuffy ears and other symptoms, and even lead to hearing loss, this situation needs to be given timely treatment, combined with bacterial infections can be used to cefaclor and other anti-infective treatment.
For patients with severe symptoms, the use of drugs for conservative treatment is not effective, can be carried out endoscopic tympanotomy tube placement.
For children with secretory otitis media, it is recommended to consult the ear, nose and throat department of a regular hospital. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.