Chronic mastoiditis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the mastoid bone located behind the ears. Symptoms of chronic mastoiditis include: - Persistent, throbbing ear pain - Drainage from the ear - Fever that may be high or suddenly increase - Headache - Hearing loss - Redness of thRead more
Chronic mastoiditis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the mastoid bone located behind the ears. Symptoms of chronic mastoiditis include:
– Persistent, throbbing ear pain
– Drainage from the ear
– Fever that may be high or suddenly increase
– Headache
– Hearing loss
– Redness of the ear or behind the ear
– Swelling behind the ear that may cause the ear to stick out
– Tiredness and irritability
There are two types of mastoiditis: acute mastoiditis and chronic mastoiditis. Acute mastoiditis is a bacterial infection that develops due to acute otitis media, which is an infection of the middle ear that causes acute inflammation and pain. It typically goes away within a month after treatment anRead more
There are two types of mastoiditis: acute mastoiditis and chronic mastoiditis.
Acute mastoiditis is a bacterial infection that develops due to acute otitis media, which is an infection of the middle ear that causes acute inflammation and pain. It typically goes away within a month after treatment and doesn’t come back.
Chronic mastoiditis is a bacterial infection that causes chronic inflammation of the middle ear and discharge in the middle ear. It lasts a month or longer or comes back after antibiotic treatment.
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