Otitis media can be very painful. When it strikes, the ear hurts all at once, and it can cause inflammation in the surrounding areas, causing pain not only in the ear, but also in the teeth and eyes, so it is important to protect the ear. So what are the symptoms of otitis media? How to prevent otitis media? We will introduce them one by one for your reference. What are the symptoms of otitis media? 1. Earache In acute cases, there may be vague earache, which is often the first symptom of the patient, and it may be continuous or throbbing. In chronic cases, the ear pain is not obvious. The disease is often accompanied by a feeling of occlusion or stuffiness in the ear, which can be temporarily relieved by pressing on the ear screen. 2. Tinnitus is mostly low-pitched and intermittent, such as “popping” sound, buzzing sound and running water sound. When the head moves or yawns or blows the nose, the sound of air passing through water can appear in the ear. 3. Hearing loss Hearing loss and self-hearing enhancement. When the head is tilted forward or to the healthy side, the hearing can be temporarily improved because the accumulated fluid leaves the cochlea transmission (dislocation hearing improvement). When the fluid is viscous, the hearing may not change with the change of head position. Children are often brought to the doctor by their parents because they are slow to respond to sound, inattentive, and have decreased academic performance. If one ear is affected and the other ear has normal hearing, it may go undetected for a long time and be detected during a physical examination. How to prevent otitis media? Don’t use sharp objects to pull out your ears, such as keys and fingernails, which can easily scratch the skin inside the eye of the ear and lead to infection and inflammation. 2. Stay away from noise Noise is very easy to hurt the ears, and after the eardrum is injured, if you don’t pay attention to the ear pulling again, it will be easy to get infected. Sound noisy places to stay less, when you can not avoid, we can be properly equipped, ear plugs, cotton and other things that can reduce the damage. 3. Pay attention to the influence of adjacent organs Diseases of the nose and pharynx, such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, and proliferative adenitis, are often complicated by otitis media. In order to maintain the health of the middle ear, attention must also be paid to the treatment of this type of disease. 4. Mastering the right way to swim Swimming is a favorite sport, but if not mastered properly, it can also lead to otitis media. When swimming, you must master the basic method of inhaling through the mouth and breathing out through the nose. When diving, it is best to hold your breath or make exhalation movements; when diving, you should not have inhalation movements, and you should not swallow, because when swallowing, the pressure in the pharynx decreases, and water can be inhaled into the nasopharynx. In addition, people with otitis media or those who have recovered from otitis media soon should not swim. When there is an acute infection in the respiratory system, the resistance of the eustachian tube is reduced, so do not swim for a while. 5. Prevention of cold and flu Most purulent otitis media is caused by infection of the eustachian tube, and this infection mostly occurs when you have a cold. Therefore, by preventing colds and flu, you can reduce the chances of developing otitis media. Everyone gets colds and flu, but in fact not every case will lead to otitis media. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of otitis media as long as the cold and flu are properly regulated. 6. Actively prevent acute infectious diseases Some acute infectious diseases in childhood are often complicated by otitis media, such as measles, meningitis, fishy red fever, toxic bacillary dysentery, pneumonia, influenza and other diseases that can easily cause otitis media in the later stages. In addition to the fact that these diseases lower the body resistance of children and create conditions for the invasion of bacteria in the nasopharynx, middle ear infections can also be caused through the blood. Therefore, good prevention, isolation and early treatment of infectious diseases and strengthening the body’s resistance can also reduce the chance of otitis media, which is one of the first effective segments of otitis media prevention.