#eardiseases

Are you all ears to know more about ear diseases?

Our “Ear” is an organ in mammals that helps in hearing and balance. A human ear has three parts; the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The sound waves travels through the outer ear, then it is modulated by the middle ear and transmitted to the inner ear in which the vestibulocochlear nerve transmits the information to the temporal lobe of the brain, where it is registered as sounds. Your ear is one of the primary sense organs which you always take for granted. And therefore any health problems related to the ear can be very irritating and cause discomfort in your daily life.

LIST OF EAR DISEASES

Acoustic neuroma

Acoustic neuroma is a benign and slowly growing tumor which is also known as vestibular schwannoma that arises from the shwann cells of the vestibular nerve leading from inner ear to the brain. The branches of vestibular nerve influence the balance and hearing. The pressure of acoustic neuroma can cause hearing loss, unsteadiness and ringing in your ears.

Symptoms

Gradual hearing loss, either one side or both sides

Ringing in the ears

Dizziness (vertigo)

Facial numbness and rarely weakness or loss of muscle movement

Treatment

Monitoring – If it does not cause much serious troubles and or, if it is growing or slowly growing your doctor might suggest only regular checkups and hearing tests to monitor the signs and symptoms

Surgery – surgery is conducted to remove the tumor to prevent hearing loss or paralysis of the facial nerve

Radiation therapy – Steoreotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy suggested by doctors to remove the tumor if it is small. This treatment is preferred more in older people.

Middle ear infection

Middle ear infection is also known as otitis media acuta which is an acute infection usually triggered by a cold. When you have cold, the virus travels to the middle ear and the mucous membrane becomes inflamed. This impairs the vibration ability of eardrums and the transmission quality of sounds.

Symptoms

Headache

Sensation of fullness or pressure in the ear

Dizziness and feeling weak

Fever

Discharge from the ear

Conductive hearing loss

Treatments

Pain medications – Your doctor might suggest over the counter pain relievers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen

Decongestions in the form of nasal sprays

Antibiotics for curing infection

You can buy prescription medicines online from 3MEDS

Ostosclerosis

This is condition where there is an abnormal bone growth in the middle ear. This limits the sound vibrations to the ear. If this condition is left untreated it can lead to complete deafness

Symptoms

Dizziness

Hearing loss

Ringing or hissing in ear

Treatments

Surgery – a surgery named stapedectomy is carried out in which stapes, a spongy bone in the middle ear is replaced with a prosthesis that enables transmission of sound waves to the inner ear.

Hearing aids – In case of hearing loss, patients are suggested to use hearing aids.

Meniere’s disease

Miniere’s disease is a disorder than occur in the inner ear. It is characterized by vomiting, ringing in the ears, temporary hearing loss and onset of dizziness or vertigo. It is considered as a chronic condition that can occur to all age groups.

Symptoms

Hearing loss that may come and go

Ringing in the ear (tinnitus)

Episodes of vertigo where one feels spinning sensations

Fullness or pressure in the ear

Treatments

There is no permanent cure for Meniere’s disease. Treatments are provided mainly to reduce the symptoms of vertigo

Medications for vertigo

Motion sickness mediations – meclizine or diazepam for reducing nausea and vomiting.

Anti-nausea medications – promethazine may be recommended for reducing episodes of vertigo. These medicines can be brought from online pharmacy retail store in Delhi.

Hearing aids for improved hearing

Positive pressure therapy – a therapy where pressure is applied to the ear canal by using a device called Meniett pulse generator.

Mastoiditis

It is the infection of the mastoid bone, a honeycomb like structure that is part of the skull behind the ear. Unchecked mastoiditis can lead to life-threatening complications and deafness.

Symptoms

Swelling behind the ear

Pus coming from the ear

Difficulty in hearing

Throbbing pain

Redness behind the ear

Fever

Treatments

The treatments are aimed at reducing the infection

Antibiotics - Oral antibiotics are the first line defense provided to the patients

Surgery – In severe cases, surgery might be needed to remove the infected mastoiditis which is called as mastoidectomy.

Other basics treatments are holding warm compress the ear to relieve pain and also you can buy pain medication online in Delhi.

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