Self-examination of drugs
When they know they have ear infections, parents often go to the pharmacy and ask 'something small in the ear'. However, there is a need for a doctor's prescription for small drops of water in the ear. If the child has eardrum damage, any small liquid that gets into the ear can be harmful, affecting hearing.
Ignore the sign of a nose
Otitis is often accompanied by a runny nose. First will runny nose, then ear infection. Most parents focus on curing the ears and ignoring the runny nose. However, it is necessary to treat both.
Cure with folk remedies
Treatment of ear infections requires the use of other remedies to prevent the development of complications. So, instead of going to the pharmacist at the pharmacy, see a doctor.
Advice of a middle ear specialist
Breastfeeding should be given in the first 6 months, because breastfed babies are less likely to have otitis media because antibodies in their breastmilk give them good resistance.
Secondly, the problem of hygiene for children such as when not bathing water in the middle ear, cleaning the nose and throat so that children do not suffer from upper respiratory inflammation, tonsils, VA because between the nasopharynx and inner ear, there is a connecting tube so the bacteria of the area The nose and throat pass through it and spread to the ear.
When you are sick, you need to be examined by a doctor and indicated for treatment, closely monitoring the complications. People with risk factors (families with siblings with middle ear infection) should pay more attention to signs of earache and fever.