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Thursday, January 22, 2015

ADINOIDS- MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS- treatments and preventions

ADINOIDS

 These can be regarded as small "tonsils" located in the front of the throat behind the nasal passages. When they enlarge they can block the outlet from the nose so much that the affected child breathes chiefly through the mouth. Also, enlarged adenoids may block the Eustachian tubes which connect the middle part of the ear with the back of the throat. This may lead to pain or a sense of pressure in the ears. It may also cause infections in the middle ear and occasionally interfere with hearing. Adenoids may be removed along with tonsils. Not infrequently, only the adenoids need removal. Recurrent middle ear infections and hearing loss associated with enlarged adenoids are conditions treated by removal of the adenoids.

MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS

 Germs from colds, sore throats, infected adenoids and tonsils may travel through the Eustachian tubes that lead to the middle part of the ear. Middle ear infections are usually quite painful, and even a young child will point with distress toward his ear as the area where he knows something is wrong. A discharge from the ear is occasionally the first sign. Fever, vomiting, headaches, and drowsiness may accompany middle ear infections. 

A doctor should be notified at once, or the child should be taken to the hospital if a doctor is not available. The middle ear contains important parts of the hearing apparatus. Also, since the middle ear connects with the mastoid cells, uncontrolled infection can lead to the complication of mastoid bone infection.


The brain is not far from the middle ear. Neglected middle ear and mastoid infections have sometimes led to devastating brain infections. Before the advent of sulfa medicines and antibiotics, middle ear infections and their complications were serious problems. Now, if a doctor is notified early enough, he can stop these infections with suitable antibiotics. Rarely now do eardrums have to be incised to drain pus, and mastoid operations have become a rarity. 

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