Can you get a fever from a middle ear infection?

Otitis media may cause fever, and fever caused by otitis media needs to be treated promptly. Acute suppurative otitis media, active stage of chronic suppurative otitis media, middle ear mastoiditis and other infectious inflammation of the middle ear may cause fever. There may also be chills, lethargy, and loss of appetite. Systemic symptoms are more severe in children, often accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms similar to gastrointestinal poisoning. Fever caused by otitis media may be low or high. Otitis media low fever can first through warm towels wipe the body, drink warm water and other physical ways to lower the temperature, otitis media high fever can be oral ibuprofen and other antipyretic drugs to lower the temperature, the use of medication need to be guided by a professional doctor. Once the symptoms of otitis media or fever appear in the body, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time.