
This is one of the most common problems in early childhood – almost 80% of children have at least one episode of (AOM). Acute suppurative otitis media is nothing but inflammation of the middle ear cleft due to bacterial infection.
Causes:
- Allergies
- Cold
- Sinus infection
- Infected adenoids
- Cigarette smoke
Symptoms:
- Crying
- Irritability
- Sleeplessness
- Pulling on the ears
- Ear pain
- Headache
- Neck pain
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea