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What causes ear infections?
Bacteria.
Can ear infections make you nauseated?
yes ear infections causes pain and the pain is what actually makes you nauseated.
What are the Causes of a baby sore throat?
Ear infections, thrush
What causes acute infection of the middle ear?
Infections in the middle ear can sometimes spread through the mastoid bone.
What are some reasons your inner ear smells really bad?
Bacterial, or possibly fungal infections would be the most common causes.
What is strep pneumonia?
It's the gram-positive bacteria that causes pneumonia as well as ear infections.
How else the risk of can recurrent ear infections be lowered?
There is some controversy among doctors as to whether removal of the adenoids helps to lower the risk of recurrent ear infections.
What is the term for an infection of the middle ear caused by a bacteria or virus?
Otitis media is the term used for an infection of the middle ear. Oti- means ear; -tis means inflammation and med- means middle. This infection occurs between the tympanic membrane (ear drum) and the inner ear. Either bacterial infections, which include Staph, or viral infections, due to Influenza, are causes. Fungal infections also occur.
Can ear infections cause skin rash?
can ear infections cause skin rah?
Can long term throat infections cause hearing loss?
Long term throat infections can close off the drainage tubes for the ears, this causes ear infections that can lead to hearing loss if not properly treated
What do ear infections feel like?
Ear infections can have many symptoms, including no symptoms in chronic ear infections. Some symptoms of ear infections (from various causes) include:fullness - may also be ear waxpressureachingitching - constant rubbing, tugging, or pulling on the ear, especially in babies and young childrenpain in ear canal, in front of ear, or behind ear -- however, these can also indicate other unrelated problemsincreased pain with changes in air pressure - such as on an airplane or going up and down mountain roadsredness in ear canal - a sign seen by a doctordrainage from earsore throat - ear and throat infections often occur togethersinus drainage in throat along with ear symptomsdecreased hearing in one earsensation of fluid inside the earfever over 100 degrees F - a sign common with a combination of Strep Throat and Ear infection - the fever can often be higher than 101 degrees F.
What ear infections in adults?
Possible causes of middle ear infections in adults:Mucus - Sometimes the middle ear space gets filled with mucus, e.g. during a cold or other infections. The cold can cause the tubes to swell enough to become blocked trapping fluids inside your ear. This makes it an ideal place for viruses, germs and bacteria to grow and cause an infectionAllergies - (like hay fever or nutritional allergies) can also cause inflammation and the build up of fluids in the middle ear. This fluid can again cause swelling of the ear drum if infected by a virus or bacteriaForeign particles - In very few cases foreign particles in the ear are blocking the fluids with the same known resultsPossible causes of ear infections in the outer ear canal (swimmer's ear)Outer ear canal infection is largely caused by bacteria or fungi. Moist and wet conditions in the ear can stimulate infections (swimmer's ear). So a lot of swimming, excessive bathing or frequent exposure to water grows your chances of infectionAnother cause can be the over-enthusiastically cleaning or scratching of the ear canal (e.g. with a cotton bud or even q-tip). The lining in there is very thin and easily damaged and infectedEar wax can also cause a feeling of blockage, itching of the area, mild inflammation and pain and sometimes even hearing lossNutritional deficiency, skin allergies and other infections can also be one of the causesFinally an ear injury may be the cause of the infection
