otitis media.pptx

otitis media

1. OTITIS MEDIA PRESENTED BY: M.C.KNIRANDA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SSNSR, SU.

2. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS Otorrhea Otalgia Fever Rhinitis Hearing loss Irritability

3. (Audiometry exam tests the ability to hear sounds ) (Tympanometry is a test that checks for signs of problems with the middle ear.)

4. (A myringotomy is a procedure to create a hole in the ear drum to allow fluid that is trapped in the middle ear to drain out .)

5. ETIOLOGY Inappropriate treatment of acute otitis media. URTI Allergic rhinitis Septal deviation Cleft palate Sinusitis

6. Tympanoplasty is the surgical procedure to fix eardrum perforation. The goal of this surgical procedure is not only to close the perforation but also to improve hearing. Tympanoplasty is a safe and effective outpatient procedure used to both eradicate disease from the middle ear and restore hearing and middle ear function. Tympanoplasty

7. A mastoidectomy is a type of surgery that removes an infection from the bone behind the ear, called the mastoid bone . Mastoidectomy is often used treat to ear infections that have spread into the skull.   Mastoidectomy