ETIOPATOGENESIS AND CLINICAL MANIFESTATION PURULENT OTITIS MEDIA

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the ear are one of the most urgent problems in otorhinolaryngology. Among outpatient patients, the proportion of patients with various forms of otitis media reaches 34%. Acute otitis media is one of the most common diseases, mainly occurring in childhood. Already in the first year of life, acute otitis media is suffered once by 48-62% of children, by 3 years - 71%, and by 7 years - 95%. Acute otitis media is more common in children, especially in infancy, which is associated with anatomical features and imperfection of the function of the auditory tube. Low birth weight, prematurity, family history of allergies, and low social status are likely risk factors, but their role in the development of acute otitis media has not yet been reliably proven.