Middle ear infections may cause intracranial infections. The middle ear is anatomically close to the base of the skull, and in the case of otitis media with suppurative infection, it may spread to the skull and cause intracranial infection.
Otitis media has many etiologic factors, including bacterial and viral infections of the middle ear, usually seen after an acute upper respiratory infection, which often leads to suppurative inflammation with localized pus and effusion.
Because the base of the skull and the middle ear are close in anatomical position, if not treated in time, and if the patient’s resistance is lowered, the inflammation of the local tissues will spread, and bacterial infections may enter the brain tissue, causing intracranial infections.
Otitis media should be timely to the hospital, under the guidance of professional doctors to find the cause of the active standardized treatment, so as not to cause intracranial infection.