Ear infection: TYSK (Questions and Answers)

The book introduces ear infection, also known as otitis, and explains the main types: acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, chronic suppurative otitis media, and otitis externa (swimmer’s ear). It describes how infections can occur in the outer, middle, or inner ear, and why children experience them more often than adults due to differences in anatomy and immunity.

Readers will learn about symptoms such as ear pain, fever, loss of appetite, hearing difficulties, swelling, and fluid accumulation, as well as risk factors including smoking, allergies, altitude changes, bottle-feeding in infants, and sinus infections.

Complications such as mastoiditis, abscesses, speech delays, and hearing loss are also covered. The book outlines diagnostic methods like otoscopy, tympanometry, tympanocentesis, and acoustic reflectometry.

Treatment approaches are discussed, including antibiotics, steroid or antifungal ear drops, pain relief, and surgical procedures such as myringotomy.

This book will be useful for students, healthcare workers, and readers who want to learn about ear infections, their risks, and how they are treated.