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Otitis media is a condition of severe inflammation of middle ear. It is reported that these kinds of symptoms are noticed as a progression of bacterial or viral infections that cause sore throat. These organisms are also observed to cause other respiratory inconvenience such as cold Source: – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Strep throat and Otitis media


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Strep throat and Otitis media
  • Virginia D. Watkins

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Otitis media
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What?
  • Otitis media is a condition of severe
    inflammation of middle ear
  • Otitis media may either be acute or chronic in
    nature
  • If the symptoms persist only for short time and
    go away as fast as the onset then it is acute
    otitis media. On the other hand, chronic otitis
    media is characterised by prolonged inflammation
    of middle region of ear at least for a month

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Manage
  • Otitis media in children is very common and
    difficult to manage
  • 75 of children in US suffer otitis media at
    least once by the time they turn 3 years of age
  • Children may turn very aggressive and fussy.
    Irritability, sleep problems are a few observed
    signs. It is the great way of strep throat being
    horrible.

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Prevent?
  • The best way to prevent any microbial infections
    is prophylactic measure
  • For breast-fed children, it is good for the
    mother to completely abstain tobacco spoke
    exposure
  • In case of adults, another prophylactic measure
    may be tried. Xylitol based lozenges or gums are
    reported to be effective in preventing acute
    otitis media

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Resources
  • http//streptthroatadvice.weebly.com/1/post/2013/1
    1/strep-throat-and-otitis-media.html
  • http//whatissorethroat.com

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  • Thank you!!!
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