What is an ear infection?
Ear infections can be either bacterial or viral infections. They can occur in your middle ear, the part of your ear just behind your eardrum, as well as the outer and inner ear. They often clear up on their own but can be painful due to inflammation or fluid buildup.

Ear infections can be chronic or acute. Acute ear infections are painful but short in duration. Chronic ear infections either don’t clear up or recur many times. They can cause damage to the middle and inner ear, which is infrequently permanent.

symptoms of ear infections?
Common symptoms of ear infections include:

mild pain or discomfort inside your ear
a persistent feeling of pressure inside your ear
pus-like ear drainage
hearing loss
These symptoms might persist or come

Symptoms of an ear infection in children
Along with symptoms seen in adults, such as ear pain and drainage, young children and babies may show other signs of an ear infection, such as:

rubbing or pulling their ear
fever
not reacting to certain sounds
frequently losing balance
headache
fussiness or restlessness
loss of appetite

Risk factors for ear infections
Ear infections occur most commonly in young children because they have short and narrow Eustachian tubes. About 80 percentTrusted Source of children develop an acute ear infection at some point.

Infants who are bottle-fed also have a higher incidence of ear infections than their breastfed counterparts.

Other factors that increase the risk of developing an ear infection are:

altitude changes
changes in temperature and humidity
exposure to cigarette smoke
pacifier use
recent illness or ear infection
being male

How can ear infections be prevented?
The following practices may reduce the risk of ear infection:

washing your hands often
avoiding overly crowded areas
forgoing pacifiers with infants and small children
breastfeeding infants
avoiding secondhand smoke
keeping immunizations up to date
Ear infections are caused by bacteria or viruses in your middle ear, which is the part of your ear behind your eardrum. Most ear infections clear up within about 3 days, but severe infections may need to be treated with antibiotics.

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