Unfortunately, most people, having felt pain in their ears, are not in a hurry at the examination to the ENT doctor. Therefore, it is easier for us to clean the auricle with the help of a cotton swab, or rub it gently with the fingernail with a fingernail. But we simply can not even visit a specialist in our head. Although we all know that joking with your health is not worth it. Therefore, the most common symptoms associated with our ears may be the beginning of a serious illness. After all, the usual itching or light ear pain can be the beginning of such diseases as external otitis or the precondition for the development of various ear infections. By the way, otitis externa is one of the first places in the list of ear diseases most common among people.
Otitis externa, as a rule, affects the surface of the skin of the ear canal with microbes and fungi. In medicine, the most common types of otitis occur: otitis, in which all the skin of the auditory canal is affected, which is called diffuse; and local otitis, in which a furuncle is formed on the ear canal itself. In the case of untimely diagnosis and treatment, these diseases can acquire a complex form of their further elimination, which is fraught with a dangerous inflammation of the middle ear. Let's say a few words about local otitis. What are the most common causes that can cause this disease? None of us ever thought about that, after cleaning the ear, it breaks the protective barrier, which prevents microbes from entering it. That's why our immune system is not capable of preserving the non-microbial existence of our ears. This is not to mention some microorganisms that are able to hit any immunity. This is what leads to the formation among the ear wounds furuncles, which cause unpleasant pain and even fever. Of course, these are notable symptoms that can cause you to see a doctor. But there are situations when these furuncles simply do not make themselves felt. A person can experience only an easy itching, not interfering with it. And in this case, many among us will not pay attention to this, and very much in vain. Because such a boil alone can not pass at all. And after a while, if you have not taken any measures to treat this disease, it will simply open, which will lead to leakage of pus from the ear. And this, believe me, absolutely unpleasant sensation. Especially such an outcome of the disease is very dangerous for people who have defects in the tympanic membrane. Since in the case of a furuncle rupture, even a very small hole, pus can get inside the ear.
By the way, there are very often common cases when people in the ear canal often jump up these furuncles. First of all, this suggests that people prone to such a defect have very weak immunity. Therefore, if the ENT noticed this feature, it must send you to special clinical tests. Also, you will need to donate blood for the presence of sugar in it and make it a complete biochemical analysis. And, plus, everything, you definitely need to visit an immunologist. You see, oddly enough, but your ears can show all the shortcomings of your health. So to sit at home and wait for "the sea weather" is not the best option, which will help you to keep your health in the norm.
And now it will not be superfluous to talk about diffuse otitis. Diffuse otitis externa occurs, first of all, if the infection affects almost all or most of the skin of the auditory canal. Symptoms, as such, do not have this type of otitis. The only thing that accompanies external diffuse otitis is a barely perceptible itching and minimal discharge from the ear. Only having noticed this, you immediately need to consult a doctor who, in order to determine the final analysis, should take a swab from your ear. After that, you can be sent for a full diagnosis. By the way, treatment of this type of external otitis is very long and requires a lot of patience. This is due to the fact that the bacteria that caused the disease are characterized by increased resistance to drugs, so it is necessary to go through the entire lengthy course of treatment, adhering to all the doctor's recommendations.
The main causes that cause this common disease are getting into the ear cavity of microbes with dirty water. Especially dangerous is the ingress of such water into the ear , if there are sulfur fuses. So, if you like to swim in the summer in rivers or other water bodies, be sure to put cotton swabs in your ears, which will prevent germs from getting into the ears. Also, the constant presence in damp areas, scratching the inner part of the ear with dirty hands, all this contributes to the development of external diffuse otitis.
And finally I want to say a few words about prevention, which will prevent ear diseases. First of all, our ears need proper care. Therefore, when you clean your ears with cotton buds, try not to damage the integrity of the natural protection of your ear. Remember that the skin of the ear canal itself has special sulfur glands, which secrete a special secret. It is this secret that secrets and struggles with an infection that gets into the ear cavity, after which the cutaneous villi pushes this secret outward. So, in order not to damage the integrity of these villi, doctors recommend that you wash your ears, and do not dig into them with various objects. Remember this and do not be ill!