Question 1

what remedies for mastoiditis can i try at home?

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None: Mastoiditis is usually an extension of infection in the middle ear.  It can lead to deafness and more seriously the infection can spread to the brain.  Please consult your doctor.

Question 2

my result mastoid xtray consider mastoiditis bilateral more pronounched on the left what meaning of this? what the treatment i need or need surgery

Accepted Answer

Radiology: These findings can only be utilized in the context of your clinical presentation. You may or may not need any treatment, but this should be determined by a doctor practicing clinical medicine, preferably ENT, and not by a radiologist looking at films without seeing and evaluating you. Good luck.

Question 3

can politics stop civilian ent's say surgery needed for mastotiditis & tore ear drum. civ dr's refuse treatment when thy find out va caused it apr 201?

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Gets complicated...: In general, the U.S. Is a free country, so a patient can select any doctor he wants to go to, and likewise, a doctor can select which patient he wants to treat. That makes life fair. Usually, if there is a complication after a surgery, that surgeon or another surgeon on the same team corrects the problems, instead of bringing an outside person into a problem situation.  The va may have more rules.

Question 4

mastoiditis or bacterial meningiti, s which is more dangerous?

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meningitis: One of the worst complications from mastoiditis is meningitis, which can be lethal.

Question 5

what is mastoiditis?

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Infection: Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the mastoid bone. The mastoid bone, sits behind the ear.  Middle ear infections can lead to mastoiditis.

Question 6

does mastoiditis recur?

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Possible: Yes it can recur.   Any infection in the body has the potential to reoccur.   Please have your doctor evaluate you if there are any signs of pain, swelling, redness, warmness, fever or chills.

Question 7

how does mastoiditis spread?

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See below: Untreated mastoiditis can spread to the brain leading to meningitis or brain abcess which can be fatal. The specialty of ENT was created prior to the discovery of penicillin and at that time mastoidectomy is the only life saving treatment!

Question 8

has anyone treated mastoiditis?

Accepted Answer

Yes and why?: Acute mastoiditis are not uncommon in young children. Chronic mastoiditis are more common in older children and adults. See an ENT doctor for work up and treatment.

Question 9

what can be done for mastoiditis?

Accepted Answer

Abx and Surg: Mastoiditis is an infection of the bone structure that contains and surrounds your hearing organ (cochlea) and other structures (ossicles, balance center, etc). Initially there is a role for antibiotics. But if antibiotics dont work, the treatment is consider surgically removing the diseased bone by drilling it out.(mastoidectomy).

Question 10

what are the tests for mastoiditis?

Accepted Answer

CT scan: If there is not clear cut swelling behind the ear, then ct scan is the best way to diagnose mastoiditis.  Cloudy mastoid cells on ct is not mastoiditis, that is just an ear infection.  If there is breakdown of the tiny air sacs of the mastoid bone on ct, then the diagnosis of mastoiditis is correct.

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