What Is Otitis Media?
5. Symptoms
Typical symptoms of an ear infection include often considerable pain in the infected ear. It can also cause the patient to suffer hearing loss and they may also have difficulties with their balance. Some patients will also have a discharge coming from their ears. The discharge may contain pus and may also contain blood.
Very young children are unable to tell us what their symptoms are, but there are certain signs to look out for. These include pulling at their ear, crying more than usual, and not responding to sounds. They may also not have an appetite, they can be more irritable than usual, and they may also have a high fever.
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