Question 1

for how long does otitis media last?

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Depends: Uncomplicated can clear up in days. However, can last for weeks to months and never completely clear.

Question 2

how long does otitis media usually last?

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Otitis Media: Otitis media can be used to mean a middle ear infection with pus in the middle ear, or fluid in the middle ear without infection. If there is pus, acute otitis media, the symptoms of pain, fever, malaise typically improve with a few days of using an anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. The fluid may take three months or longer to resolve.

Question 3

how long does otitis media in a child usually last?

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Otitis Media: The acute symptoms of ear pain, discomfort and fever will usually last a day or 2. Acetominophen or Ibuprofen products are helpful to manage symptoms. If your pmd has given your child antibiotics for the infection, you should see improvement within 36-48 hours. Once the infection resolves, there may still be fluid in the middle ear for up to 3 months. The child should be observed & hearing checked.

Question 4

acute otitis media, how long does it last?

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Few days: Acute otitis media should feel better within 24-48 hours of treatment...Then the acute part is resolved. It can take 3-10 days to heal completely and occasionally one will have fluid behind the drum for a few weeks afterwards and that is fine.

Question 5

how long does ringing in ears last after serous otitis media has cleared? i still have ringing after almost all of the fluid is gone, a little worried

Accepted Answer

Timnitis: It does not seem to be the case. Either serous otitis not resolved completely or some other pathology. See a ENT specialist.

Question 6

what should my next steps be? i have acute otitis media that was accompanied with hearing loss in my right ear that came from a cold i had last week, i went to th er and given meds and started the regemine and still have somee pain along with the prolonge

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You : You need to see an ENT soon.  Prolonged infection can result in permanent hearing loss.  Go to www.Entnet.Org to find an ENT near you.

Question 7

what is otitis media?

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Inflamation mid/ear: Otitis media is a broad term that includes various forms of inflamation of the middle ear. That space is like a cave in the skull, with the ear drum on one wall, a drain tube (eustacion tube) in the floor & another wall composed by the skull & the ear nerve. The walls make mucous which normally drains but can be trapped. Germs can feed on the trapped mucous & cause infection.

Question 8

is otitis media painful?

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Yes: Often otitis media is painful due to the pressure build up in the middle ear from the infection.

Question 9

what causes otitis media?

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Some possibilities: An ear infection on the inner side if an eardrum is a middle ear infection (otitis media) and can start when a person gets congestion from allergies, colds, or sinusitis.  Natural moisture in the middle ear then has trouble leaving the middle ear, and becomes visible liquid (can often be seen as bubbles on the inside of the eardrum). Bacteria growing in that liquid turns it cloudy with infection.

Question 10

what the heck is otitis media?

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Inflamation mid/ear: Otitis media is a broad term that includes various forms of inflamation of the middle ear. That space is like a cave in the skull, with the ear drum on one wall, a drain tube (eustacion tube) in the floor ; another wall composed by the skull ; the ear nerve. The walls make mucous which normally drains but can be trapped. Germs can feed on the trapped mucous ; cause infection.

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