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Middle Ear Infection or Inflammation
Middle Ear Infection or Inflammation
(Otitis Media)
- Otitis media (ear infection or inflammation) facts
- What is otitis media?
- What are the symptoms of acute middle ear infection?
- "Are ear infections contagious?
- How common is acute otitis media?
- Why do young children tend to have middle ear infections or inflammation?
- How does the Eustachian tube change as a child gets older?
- What microorganisms cause otitis media?
- What is the relationship between bottlefeeding and middle ear infection or inflammation?
- What are the risk factors for acute middle ear infection or inflammation?
- How is otitis media diagnosed?
- How is acute middle ear infection or inflammation treated?
- Are there any home remedies for acute ear infection (otitis media)?
- What causes chronic middle ear infection or inflammation?
- What happens to the eardrum in chronic middle ear infection or inflammation?
- What happens to the eardrum if a hole develops in the eardrum?
- How is chronic middle ear infection or inflammation treated?
- What are the goals of otitis media surgery?
- What is serious middle ear infection or inflammation?
- What limitations are there on a child with middle ear infection or inflammation?
- Can otitis media (middle ear infection or inflammation) be prevented?
- Ear Infection (Otitis Media) FAQs
- Patient Comments: Otitis Media - Effective Treatments
- Patient Comments: Ear Infection (Otitis Media) - Symptoms
- Find a local Ear, Nose, & Throat Doctor in your town
OTC Remedies for Ear Infections
Medical Author: Dennis S. Phillips, MD
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Viewer Asks: Are there any over-the-counter remedies for a child with an ear infection?
Dr. Phillips Answers: While there exist over-the-counter (OTC) remedies and medications that can alleviate the pain and symptoms of an ear infection, there are no OTC measures that kill the bacteria in the middle ear space that actually cause the infection. ...
Ear infection or inflammation (otitis media) facts
- Otitis media (ear infection or inflammation) is the most common childhood condition for which antibiotics are prescribed.
- Otitis media features fever, ear pain, and a feeling of fullness in the ear; as well as fussiness and feeding problems in young children.
- Otitis media is usually an infection and/or inflammation of the middle ear.
- Ear infection or inflammation causes fluid buildup in the middle ear.
- A cold or other respiratory infection can lead to ear infections or inflammation.
- Exposure to other children's coldsas often occurs in daycare centers, raises the risk of contracting otitis media (ear infection or inflammation).
- Bottlefeeding increases the risk of ear infection or inflammation in babies.
- Middle ear pus causes pain and temporary hearing loss.
- Rupture of the eardrum allows the pus to drain into the ear canal.
- Otitis media (ear infection or inflammation) is treated with observation, antibiotics, or ear tubes.
What is otitis media (middle ear infection or inflammation)?
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear; however, many doctors consider otitis media to be either inflammation or infection of the middle ear. "Otitis" means inflammation of the ear, and "media" means middle. This inflammation often begins with infections that cause sore throats, colds or other respiratory problems, and spreads to the middle ear. Infections can be caused by viruses or bacteria, and can be acute or chronic.
Acute otitis media is usually of rapid onset and short duration. Acute otitis media is typically associated with fluid accumulation in the middle ear together with signs or symptoms of ear infection; a bulging eardrum usually accompanied by pain, or a perforated eardrum, often with drainage of purulent material (pus, also termed suppurative otitis media). Fever can be present.
Chronic otitis media is a persistent inflammation of the middle ear, typically for a minimum of a month. This is in distinction to an acute ear infection (acute otitis media) that usually lasts only several weeks. Following an acute infection, fluid (an effusion) may remain behind the ear drum (tympanic membrane) for up to three months before resolving. Chronic otitis media may develop after a prolonged period of time with fluid (effusion) or negative pressure behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). Chronic otitis media can cause ongoing damage to the middle ear and eardrum, and there may be continuing drainage through a hole in the eardrum. Chronic otitis media often starts painlessly without fever. Ear pressure or popping can be persistent for months. Sometimes a subtle loss of hearing can be due to chronic otitis media.
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Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 6/18/2013
Coca-Cola contaminated with a mouse in Brazil
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@CocaColaCo: Compensate this man disabled after drinking mouse contaminated Coke!
- Petition bySão Paulo, Brazil
After drinking a sip of Coca-Cola contaminated with a mouse in Brazil, Wilson Batista de Rezende had his life devastated. For 13 years he’s been asking the company to recognize their error and pay a reparation. But Wilson has never received any aid from the company.
In a recent interview for a very popular TV show, Wilson presented reports showing that six bottles of Coca-Cola acquired at the time were contaminated. One of them even has a mouse head inside. The original seal is unbroken -- as attested by the Institute for Technological Research (IPT-USP) -- and is itself a proof that the contamination occurred in the process of manufacture and bottling.
Since drinking contaminated Coca-Cola, years ago, Wilson has been sufferingspasms and other serious effects of the poison making it impossible to walk, work and lead a normal life. He’s been moving a lawsuit against the Coke local manufacturer, Spal Indústria Brasileira de Bebidas, for 13 years with no success. The company may be trying to forget what happened, but Wilson lives with the reality every day.
"First I want a recognition by Coca-Cola. Compensation is not get rich, but to repair me. I don’t want to be a millionaire, I just want my life back” -- said Wilson.
Coca-Cola Brazil has told the media that the company has "met the deadlines set by justice and that the manufacturing process follows strict procedures of quality standards". But that does not take responsibility for the truth. And it does not help Wilson.
In order to restore trust in Brazil and around the world, we ask Coca-Cola through this petition to recognize the hygiene failure in their bottling process and compensate Wilson as he’s been asking for 13 years.
Watch the full interview in the TV show by Record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wq3kmLscSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wq3kmLscSE
To:
We ask for immediate compensation for Wilson Batista de Rezende, Brazilian man who suffers very serious and permanent health problems due to the ingestion of a contaminated Coca-Cola. According to Mr. Wilson and the Institute for Technology Research (IPT-USP) from Brazil, there is sufficient evidence to prove contamination, but the lawsuit has dragged on for 12 long years.
Mr. Wilson can not...
Mr. Wilson can not...
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