Otitis Media: Diagnosis and Treatment

Ear Infection Mia Garnsey

Outlook

AOM infections often resolve without any consequences, but recurrence is possible. Additionally, a brief temporary hearing loss in your child is possible. However, following treatment, your child’s hearing should quickly improve. AOM infections can occasionally result in:

continual ear infections
oversized adenoids [3]
increased tonsils
a blown eardrum
cholesteatomas, [4] which are middle ear growths, delays in speech development in kids with recurrent otitis media

Mastoiditis, [5] an infection of the skull’s mastoid bone, and meningitis, an infection of the brain, can both happen in extremely rare circumstances.

Reference:

[1] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4108-diarrhea

[2] https://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinusitis-and-sinus-infection

[3] https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/enlarged-adenoids

[4] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21535-cholesteatoma

[5] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24469-mastoiditis

Mia Garnsey May 8, 2023

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