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- Pain and redness behind the ear
- Fever
- Headaches
- Drainage of thick, foul material
from the ear
- Partial or complete hearing loss
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- The cause is often bacterial, most commonly Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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- Exam and history by the physician
- X-Ray or CAT scan of the ear
or the skull
- Sending the drainage material to a laboratory for identification of the causative bacteria
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- A poorly treated Middle Ear Infection
- Children exposed to smoking
- Children who are not breastfed.
- Individuals with weak body defenses due to such diseases as AIDS or cancer
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- Intravenous and oral antibiotics,
once the bacterial type is identified
- Painkillers
- Tylenol for fever
- If complications occur and there is
no response to antibiotics:
- Surgery to drain the Middle Ear Infection
- Surgery to remove all or part of the infected mastoid bone
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If you or your child are developing any of the above symptoms, or have a Middle Ear Infection that is not improving with treatment, call your physician immediately.
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