In the mid of night, you wake up with a sharp ear pain,
which is perfect sign of ear infection. It's surprising to have ear infection
in adults but its possible. According to Dr. David Greene MD, ear infections in
adults are chronic, painful and they even don't go easily.
Adults have ear infections 80% lesser than children as
children's Eustachian tubes are smaller than adults which can be easily blocked
and it causes ear infections. As Doctor David Greene said, There are three
types of ear infections i.e. Inner, middle and outer ear infections which are
caused due to inflammation, bacteria or viruses and also the common reason is
water, which stays in ear after swimming and bathing.
To prevent ear infections, make sure to clean and dry your
ears right after swimming and bathing as the water stores in the ear is the
main cause of ear infections. Also, avoid smoking, as it also cures you of ear
infections.
Most ear infections are bacterial which could be treated
with antibiotics but it doesn't work for viral ear infections. According
to David Greene MD, If one doesn't care
about the ear infections and take proper treatment, don't just increase the
risk of spreading the infection to other parts of the head, can also lose
hearing for permanent. Your doctor may use antibiotics or can also recommend
ear tubes if you have fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If you are suffering
from high fever along with ear infection, consider your self to emergency and
visit to doctor ASAP.
If you only have ear pain then it could be caused by other
issues such as dental disease, Jaw Joint pain or throat pain. If you have fluid
build up in the ear along with ear pain, it's time to see an ENT specialist
such as Dr. David Greene and get the issues behind pain analyzed and so he can
advise a treatment accordingly.
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