What Is a Middle Ear Infection?
6. Similar Conditions
There are other similar medical conditions that can cause similar symptoms to a middle ear infection. One of these is chronic suppurative otitis media, which means a middle ear infection that treatment is not able to cure. Another similar condition is otitis media with effusion.
Otitis media with effusion means that there is a build-up of fluid ion the ear, and it is not necessarily caused by an infection. There is also chronic otitis media with effusion which means the condition keeps on returning. This latter condition is also not necessarily caused by an infection, but it will make it more likely that an infection will develop.
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