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Pharyngitis can lead to otitis media when bacteria or viruses from the throat travel through the Eustachian tube to the middle ear, causing infection and inflammation. The close proximity of the throat to the ear allows for this spread of infection, leading to otitis media in some cases.
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Why does otitis media can cause concomitant pharyngitis?
Otitis media can cause concomitant pharyngitis because the Eustachian tube, which connects the middle ear to the throat, can allow bacteria or viruses to travel from the pharynx to the middle ear, leading to infection in both areas simultaneously. Inflammatory processes in one area can also spread to surrounding tissues, causing inflammation in the pharynx along with the middle ear.
Untreated otitis media can lead to this condition?
conduction deafness
Is amoxicillin given for an upper respiratory infection?
Amoxicillin can be used to treat the sinusitis, acute and chronic. It can also be used to treat the ear infections like otitis media and otitis externa. It should not be used to treat the acute pharyngitis.
What is the recovery time for otitis media?
The recovery time after having otitis media surgery is about 2 weeks. Another word for otitis media surgery is middle ear surgery.
How would the following sentence be punctuated Otitis media chronic unresponsive to treatment?
To add punctuation only, try, "Otitis media, chronic, unresponsive to treatment. It could also be reworded "Refractory Chronic Otitis Media."
Which form of otitis media involves a buildup of pus in the middle ear?
If the middle ear, which is normally sterile, becomes contaminated with bacteria or viruses, pus and pressure in the middle ear can result, and this is called acute otitis media or suppurative otitis media.
What is a bacterial infection in the middle ear called?
The term for a middle ear infection is Otitis Media
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the lining of the middle ear?
Otitis media is the medical term meaning inflammation of the lining of the middle ear. This condition is what we typically think of as a child's ear infection.
What is otitis media?
Otitis media is another name for a middle ear infection, a common occurrence in young children. An ear infection, or otitis media, is the most common cause of earaches. Although this condition is a frequent cause of infant distress.
What is the ICD-9 code for otitis media?
392.9 is the general code for otitis media, but you could be more specific if you had more information about the cause and duration.
What has the author Kenneth Grundfast written?
Kenneth Grundfast has written: 'Ear infections in your child' -- subject(s): Otitis media in children, Infant, Otitis Media, Child, Popular works, Popular Works 'Ear infections in your child' -- subject(s): In infancy & childhood, Otitis, Otitis media in children, Popular works
Can otitis media infection spread to the mastoid spaces?
Otitis Media or middle ear infection can cause Mastoiditis or bacterial infection of the mastoid bone. If Otitis Media is untreated and recurrent, this can cause Mastoiditis. Mastoiditis typically affects children moreso than adults.
