Otitis media treatment by homeopathis medicine

Inflammation of the middle ear is called otitis media .” Media” means middle. The infections can spread to throats  or other respiratory organs.  It is caused by bacteria or virus. It may be acute

or chronic.

Acute otitis media

It means that in the middle ear fluid accumulation and pain , drainage of purulent material(pus) and 

fever may present.

Chronic otitis media

When inflammation of the middle ear persistently is called chronic otitis media. It may persistent  for a month. It can develop for a prolong period and it can damage to the middle ear and eardrum. It  can painless  and absent of fever .It has ear pressure  or poping. It may be subtle loss .

Causes

 1.Swimming is the main causes of ear infection.  By swimming polluted water can trapped in the ear. 

2. Constriction of the ear canal.

3.Cotton swabs or other small objects in the ear canal is the cause of breaks in the skin .Ear canal is inflamed by this objects.

4.For prolong period water may remain in the ear canal.

There are two factors are causes of develop of external otitis such as 1. Germs causes of infect the skin and 2. Integrity of the skin canal.  When skin condition uninjured and healthy sewage may contaminated. In chronic condition ear canal may affected  and seborrheric dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis  or abnormal keratin production.

5.Ear canal infection by fungal and it is called otomycosis. It can be severe condition. It can pressure and ever-increasing pain,  edema.

Sign and symptoms

1.       Pain in the ear , acute external otitis .

2.       When touched or gently pulled pain can worse.

3.       Ear discharge and itchiness.

4.       Swelling enough and in the ear canal discharge may present.

5.       Hearing loss due to external otitis.

6.       .Traumas of the injured skin due to cleaning self and recurrent worsen it.

Pathogenesis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is causes of it. It has gram-positive and gram-negative species. The fungal species  such as Candida albicans and Aspergillus  are  in this group.

Diagnosis

When diagnosis it and redness and swollen found . Eczema like or scaly shedding of the skin may found. The outer ear feel pain when touch this part. So  physical exam is need to diagnosis it. Sometimes diagnosis is difficult for inflammation and presence of debris and drainage. Bacteria or fungus  is identify by culture. Swelling of lymph node in severe condition.

Prevention

1.       Should avoid inserting into the ear canal.

2.       A swimming person should use a small battery-powered ear dryer after swimming.

3.       Should avoid swimming in polluted water.

4.       Should  avoid swimming or washing hair in acute otitis condition.

5.       Should use earplugs during swimming and shampooing period.

6.       Ear canals have normal self-cleaning and self-drying mechanism and evaporation condition.

Treatment by homeopathic medicine

There are several medicines are uses for this such as Belladonna, pulsatilla, Ferrum phosphoricum , chamomilla, hepar sulphuris calcareum, magnesia phosphoric, mercurius solubilis etc.