Otitis Media

Feeling like something's in your ear can affect your balance and hearing, as well as just being annoying. While sometimes the feeling is because there IS something in your ear, there are other potential underlying causes that range from fluid buildup to an infection. Most underlying causes of feeling like something's in your ear are not cause for concern. However, there are some instances where you should seek emergency medical attention. The following are some of the most common causes of ear fullness or feeling as if something is in your ear. Ear congestion Congestion doesn't just happen in your sinuses—you can get ear congestion, too. Another name for ear congestion is "popping ears" or a feeling of pressure in the ear that often takes place when flying. You may also have pain or problems hearing. Ear infection Ear infections can cause the eardrum to fill with fluid and pus. This can create a sensation of fullness. Symptoms include: pain fever problems hearing ...

We've probably all had this experience: You attend a concert, and when you leave the arena, your hearing is disconcertingly awry. Sounds are muffled, your ears feel full, and you may have ringing in your ears (aka tinnitus). This is what's known as temporary threshold shift (TTS), and as the name indicates, the temporary hearing loss or tinnitus that results is typically fleeting.  But those symptoms—the clogged-up ears, the ringing—are indications of damage, and repeated bouts of TTS could lead to permanent harm to your hearing.  What exactly is happening in your ear?  That blare of loud noise from a concert, too-high earbuds, a jackhammer while you work, does a number on the cells within your ear. To understand why that's a big deal, let's take a step back and examine how hearing works.  "In a nutshell, sound enters the ear and eventually stimulates the fluid in the inner ear (cochlea)," says audiologist St...

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Bacterial or viral infections can happen in your middle ear, which is a part of your ear located behind the eardrum. These can cause inflammation, fluid buildup, and pain. Moreover, ear infections are also known as secretory otitis media, serous otitis media, glue ear, or middle ear infections. One of the most common reasons why children visit the doctor is due to an ear infection. About 75% of children are believed to have at least one ear infection before reaching 3. Moreover, it mostly happens in young boys rather than girls. Knowing What An Ear Infection Is The middle ear is located behind your eardrum . It is an air-filled space that contains vibrating bones that can convert sound into signals for your brain. You have an ear infection if a bacterial or viral infection occurs in your middle ear. Ear infection causes the buildup of fluid as well as inflammation within the internal spaces of your ear. This tends to be painful because the fluid buildup and inflammation incre...

Introduction Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis in immunocompetent patients. 1 Focal retinitis adjacent to a pigmented chorioretinal scar, with overlying vitritis, is the frequent ocular presentation. 2 Though the disease is commonly self-limited, the vision may be affected due to optic nerve or macular involvement and/or severe vitritis. 2,3 Hence, early and adequate treatment is usually indicated for such lesions to avoid profound visual impairment. The conventional systemic medications include sulfadiazine, pyrimethamine with folinic acid, clindamycin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole double-strength (TMP- SMZ DS). Other antimicrobials, such as azithromycin and atovaquone, have also been used effectively. 2–4 However, some patients are intolerant, allergic, or have infections resistant to systemic therapy. 1,4 Intravitreal injections can deliver a high concentration of drug to the intraocular tissues, bypassing the ocular barriers, thereby act...

Bacterial or viral infections can happen in your middle ear, which is a part of your ear located behind the eardrum. These can cause inflammation, fluid buildup, and pain. Moreover, ear infections are also known as secretory otitis media, serous otitis media, glue ear, or middle ear infections. One of the most common reasons why children visit the doctor is due to an ear infection. About 75% of children are believed to have at least one ear infection before reaching 3. Moreover, it mostly happens in young boys rather than girls. Knowing What An Ear Infection Is The middle ear is located behind your eardrum . It is an air-filled space that contains vibrating bones that can convert sound into signals for your brain. You have an ear infection if a bacterial or viral infection occurs in your middle ear. Ear infection causes the buildup of fluid as well as inflammation within the internal spaces of your ear. This tends to be painful because the fluid buildup and inflammation incre...

1 Department of Emergency, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China; 2 Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China Correspondence: Xin Li Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China Tel +86-731-88618814 (88618214) Email [email protected] Background: Enterobacteriaceae (EB) and non-fermentative bacteria (NFB) are the main pathogens responsible for gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI) in patients with hematological malignancies (HMs). These two pathogen types have heterogeneous resistance mechanisms to antibiotics. However, the impact of pathogen species and pattern of antibiotic resistance on the outcomes of patients with HMs remains unclear. Methods: We retrospectively collected clinical data of patients with HMs at three comprehens...