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Ear Infection - Acute
Alternate Names : Infection - Inner Ear, Middle Ear Infection - Acute, Otitis Media - Acute
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Acute Ear Infection Diagnosis & Tests
The doctor will ask questions about whether your child (or you) have had ear infections in the past and will want you to describe the current symptoms, including whether your child has had any symptoms of a cold or allergies recently. Your doctor will examine your child's throat, sinuses, head, neck, and lungs.
Using an instrument called an otoscope, the doctor will look inside your child's ears. If infected, there may be areas of dullness or redness or there may be air bubbles or fluid behind the eardrum. The fluid may be bloody or purulent (filled with pus). The physician will also check for any sign of perforation (hole or holes) in the eardrum.
A hearing test may be recommended if your child has had persistent (chronic and recurrent) ear infections.
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• Definition
• Acute Ear Infection Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Acute Ear Infection Symptoms & Signs
• Acute Ear Infection Prevention
• Acute Ear Infection Diagnosis & Tests
• Acute Ear Infection Treatment
• Acute Ear Infection Prognosis
• Acute Ear Infection Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Allergies
• Enlarged Adenoids
• Mastoiditis
• Meningitis
• Otitis
• Otitis Media - Chronic
• Ruptured or Perforated Eardrum
Surgery & Procedures
• Ear Tube Insertion
Other Topics
• Diarrhea
• Earache
• Fever
• Hearing Loss
• Nausea and Vomiting
Review Date : 10/14/2003
Reviewed By : Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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