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