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(people's daily health client reporter shi mengzhu and wang ai bing)"after taking a shower in the evening of september 26, i suddenly felt a sharp tingling in my right ear accompanied by blurred hearing..." on september 29, singer ku juji posted a long post on weibo, saying that he suddenly felt a tingling in his right ear in the middle of the night. after a doctor's examination, he found that the right eardrum and surrounding areas were inflamed, swollen and had ear sores. he was diagnosed with acute otitis media, which was caused by a viral infection. after diagnosis, the doctor said,gu jujithe hearing in my right ear has dropped by half.

"otitis media does not distinguish between age and gender." peng hong, chief physician of the department of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at beijing millennium monument hospital, told the people's daily health client reporter on september 29 that the ear is divided into three parts: inner, middle and outer parts. the middle ear is connected to the nasopharynx through the eustachian tube and is a relatively closed space connected to the outside world. inflammation of the mucosa and bone in the middle ear is called otitis media.

peng hong said that there are many causes of otitis media, such as the spread of inflammation in the external auditory canal, viral or bacterial infection, decreased immunity, and poor eustachian tube function, which can all lead to otitis media. "if you pick your ears after taking a bath and cause an infection in the external ear canal, it is likely to spread to the middle ear, causing otitis media and affecting hearing."

"acute otitis media is an acute suppurative inflammation of the middle ear mucosa. it is more common in winter and spring. it is more common in colds,pharyngitisafter infections such as rhinitis and rhinitis, there are usually three ways for bacteria to enter the middle ear mucosa and cause disease. the most common route is for pathogens to enter the middle ear mucosa through the eustachian tube. swimming, diving, inappropriate pinching of the nose to blow air or blowing the nose, etc. can also cause pathogens to enter the middle ear mucosa through the eustachian tube. "ni liyan, director of the department of otology at the second affiliated hospital of wenzhou medical university, told the people's daily health client reporter.

ni liyan explained, “otitis media is divided into acute otitis media and chronic otitis media. acute otitis media mainly refers to a condition that lasts no more than 3 months and has a rapid onset. the symptoms of acute otitis media are mainly tinnitus, ear fullness, and earache. if it is a bacterial infection, there will also be symptoms of ear discharge. if the hearing loss is half, it means the hearing loss is moderate. "

peng hong believes that acute otitis media cannot be ignored and must receive professional and formal diagnosis and treatment. inappropriate and incomplete treatment, delayed treatment, poor systemic resistance, chronic inflammation of the nose or nasopharynx, etc., often cause acute otitis media to prolong and turn into chronic otitis media.

"generally speaking, acute otitis media will recover within 1 to 2 weeks, and there are basically no sequelae." ni liyan told reporters that if you want to avoid the occurrence of otitis media, you must pay more attention to rest, healthy diet, and scientific exercise to reduce upper respiratory tract infections. , if you have rhinitis, sinusitis and other problems, seek medical advice promptly and blow your nose correctly to avoid bacterial infection.