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Ear infections occur with most young children. Early diagnosis and proper medical treatment will help parents fight this painful childhood illness.
My granddaughter just turned one year old, and we are all quite happy that she has pretty much survived a difficult first year caused by the occurrences of ear infections.
Ear infections, although quite common in young children, still produce a sense of helplessness in parents. But knowing the signs to look for, what to expect, and how this type of infection is treated can lessen some of that helpless feeling, and make those first few years with a child less stressful, especially for new parents.
An ear infection will usually start out with a cold or sinus infection. My granddaughter was only a few months old when she developed a bad cold, which eventually resulted in painful, difficult to treat infections in both ear. ( please read the hydrogen peroxide chapter) and Link to Cod liver oil for protection.
Basically how this happens is that inside the external ear is an ear canal. This canal leads to the eardrum, behind which is the middle ear. Located there are tiny bones that vibrate and produce the different sounds that we hear. A long thin tube called the eustachian tube, leads to the back of the throat. At the opening of this tube toward the brain is the adenoid. When a child develops a cold these adenoids enlarge, and this enlargement essentially blocks the eustachian tubes. As a result, fluid starts to form, and then collects in the middle ear cavity. Since bacteria is usually present in this area, the bacteria multiplies within this fluid. An infection is the result.
At times the presence of an ear infection can be without symptoms. If this is the case, the signs to look are tugging at the ear, especially by infants who have not yet learned to talk. Also crankiness, whining, and a slight fever around bedtime. Poor appetite, even diarrhea are good indications of an ear infection.
A course of medical treatment is required to treat these sometimes stubborn infections, which is namely antibiotics.
In some cases fluid can build up inside the ear, causing great pain. A ruptured eardrum can result, producing a pinhole perforated area. In fact what is known as a myringotomy, a procedural treatment used before antibiotics was a deliberate puncture made inside the eardrum in order to relieve the pressure caused by the buildup of fluid.
If an ear infection continues, another treatment that might be recommended is the insertion of tiny plastic tubes into the ear in order to help the fluid drain. This has not been proven to be as effective a treatment as in some cases no marked improvement has resulted by its implementation.
If fluid remains inside the ear, even when the infection has been cleared, this is a condition known as serous otitis, which is essentially a chronic condition. Again plastic tubes inserted in the ear may be recommended, plus removal of the adenoids, all of which would of course have to be discussed with a qualified physician.
As a child develops, the eustachian tube grows and thankfully the occurrences of ear infections do decrease. But in the meantime, ear infections will undoubtedly occur with most young children. But if parents are vigilant and aware, and obtain early diagnoses, with proper medical treatment, i.e. the use of antibiotics, tube insertions, etc. this will at least help fight this all too painful childhood illness.
Ugonjwa wa Matibabu ya Mbadala ya Sikio hutokea kwa watoto wengi wadogo. Kuchunguza ugonjwa huo mapema na kupata matibabu yanayofaa kutawasaidia wazazi kupambana na ugonjwa huo wenye kuumiza wa utotoni. Mjukuu wangu amefikia umri wa miaka miwili na tunafurahi sana kwamba amepona mwaka mzima wa kwanza wa matatizo ya kusikia. Ingawa maambukizo ya sikio ni ya kawaida sana kwa watoto wadogo, bado huzalisha hisia ya kutokuwa na uwezo kwa wazazi. Lakini kujua ishara za kuangalia, nini kutarajia, na jinsi aina hii ya maambukizo ni kutibiwa inaweza kupunguza baadhi ya hisia hiyo ya kukosa msaada, na kufanya wale miaka michache ya kwanza na mtoto chini ya mkazo, hasa kwa wazazi wapya. Kwa kawaida maambukizo ya sikio huanza na homa ya baridi kali au ya sinusi. Mjukuu wangu alikuwa na umri wa miezi michache tu alipopata homa kali, ambayo hatimaye ilisababisha maambukizo yenye uchungu na magumu kutibu katika masikio yote mawili. ( tafadhali soma sura ya peroksidi ya hidrojeni) na Link kwa mafuta ya ini ya cod kwa ajili ya ulinzi. Kwa mfano, kwa sababu ya kuonekana kwa sauti, kuna njia ya kusikia ndani ya sikio la nje. Mfereji huo huongoza kwenye utando wa sikio, ambao nyuma yake kuna sikio la kati. Katika sehemu hiyo kuna mifupa midogo inayotetemeka na kutokeza sauti mbalimbali tunazosikia. Mfereji mrefu mwembamba unaoitwa mfereji wa Eustachian, huongoza nyuma ya koo. Katika ufunguzi wa bomba hili kuelekea ubongo kuna adenoid. Wakati mtoto anapopata homa, adenoids hizo huongezeka, na kuongezeka huko kwa kawaida huzuia mirija ya Eustachian. Matokeo ni kwamba, umajimaji huanza kutokezwa, kisha hukusanyika katika shimo la sikio la kati. Kwa kuwa kwa kawaida bakteria hupatikana katika eneo hilo, bakteria hizo huongezeka ndani ya umajimaji huo. Matokeo ni maambukizo. Nyakati nyingine maambukizo ya sikio yanaweza kutokea bila dalili. Ikiwa ndivyo, ishara za kuangalia ni kuvuta sikio, hasa kwa watoto wachanga ambao hawajajifunza kuongea. Pia ni mkaidi, analia, na ana homa kidogo kabla ya kulala. Kutofurahia kula, na hata kuhara ni dalili nzuri za maambukizo ya sikio. Kwa hivyo, matibabu ya matibabu ya kawaida yanahitajika kwa maambukizo haya ya kawaida, ambayo ni dawa za kuua viini. Katika visa fulani kioevu chaweza kujilimbikizia ndani ya sikio, na kusababisha maumivu makali. Huenda kitambaa cha sikio kikavunjika, na kutokeza eneo lenye shimo. Mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko wa mtiririko. Ikiwa ugonjwa wa sikio unaendelea, matibabu mengine ambayo yanaweza kupendekezwa ni kuingiza mirija midogo ya plastiki ndani ya sikio ili kusaidia maji kutiririka. Hii haijathibitishwa kuwa matibabu yenye ufanisi kama katika visa fulani hakuna uboreshaji mkubwa umesababishwa na utekelezaji wake. Ikiwa maji ya ndani ya sikio bado yanabaki, hata baada ya kuambukizwa, hali hii inajulikana kama otitis serous, ambayo ni hali ya muda mrefu. Kwa hiyo, kunaweza kupendekezwa kuweka mirija ya plastiki kwenye sikio, na pia kuondoa adenoids, jambo ambalo lazima lioneshwe na daktari mwenye ujuzi. Wakati mtoto anapokuwa na umri wa miaka miwili, bomba la Eustachian linaongezeka, na kwa bahati nzuri, maambukizo ya sikio hupungua. Lakini kwa sasa, bila shaka watoto wengi wadogo watapata maambukizo ya sikio. Lakini ikiwa wazazi ni waangalifu na wenye ufahamu, na kupata utambuzi wa mapema, na matibabu sahihi ya matibabu, yaani. Matumizi ya antibiotics, tube insertions, na mengineyo. Hii angalau itasaidia kupambana na ugonjwa huu wa utotoni wenye uchungu sana.