Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Ear Infection

Each individual would have come across ear infection. Mostly kids before 2 years old get at least one middle ear infection. More often middle ear infection is the most common problems for children. Generally infection happens when germs like bacteria and viruses get inside the body and roots trouble.
The ear is divided into 3 parts they are outer, middle and inner. Germs can get into the ear very easily. If the germs are in outer ear then it is called swimmer ear. The middle ear is a small pocket of air which is behind the ear drum. If the germs enters into middle ear it is filled with pus, in which germ fighting cells are present. This causes middle ear infection.

Ear infection is not a spreading disease but even common cold an cause this problem. Allergies and cold will block the ear tube and let the germs get into the middle ear. Then as a result ear infection is caused.Many people take this ear infection very lightly and they might have not bothered about the end result. But the symptoms are in fact very dangerous that it can even lead to deafness.

Symptoms of ear infection include ear pain, fullness in the ear, hearing loss, ringing, discharge from the ear, nausea, vomiting and vertigo.

Therefore be aware of ear infection and safe guard yourself and your beloveds.

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