Ear Problem

• Ear Infection


  pus collects behind ear drum, causes pain and fever
• Ear Infection


  • If infection not treated- ear drum may burst
  • The pus discharges- child feels less pain
• Mastoiditis


  infect spread from ear to the bone behind the ear
• Meningitis


  infection that spreads from ear to brain
• Ear infections


  cause deafness in developing countries
• Classification ear problem


  1. Mastoiditis
  2. Acute Ear infection
  3. Chronic Ear infection
  4. No ear infection
• Ear Infection


  1. Pink: Mastoiditis: tender swelling behind the ear
  2. Yellow: Chronic Ear infection- pus is also seen but reported for 14 days
  3. Yellow: Acute Ear Infection- pus is seen draining from the ear reported for less than 14 days, ear pain
  4. No ear pain, no ear pus
• Treatment for ear infection

  1. Mastoiditis: give first dose of appropriate antibiotic. paracetamol for pain and refer urgently at the hospital
  2. Acute: antibiotic for 5 days, paracetamol, dry the ear by wicking
  3. Chronic: dry by wicking, instill quinolone otic drop for 2 weeks
• Wicking


  drying of ear using absorbent cotton cloth strong, soft tissue

  • no paper or cotton applicator
  • 3 times a day