{"id":195,"date":"2024-03-20T12:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T10:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2024-07-22T16:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T13:21:48","slug":"oxeia-mesi-otitida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/oxeia-mesi-otitida\/","title":{"rendered":"Acute otitis media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"195\" class=\"elementor elementor-195\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de41357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de41357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0babe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d0babe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a15989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a15989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acute otitis media <\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba810f animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ba810f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0f5e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d0f5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525c901 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525c901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acute otitis media <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c861bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c861bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The term acute otitis media refers to inflammation of the middle ear (behind the eardrum) caused by viruses and bacteria. It is one of the most common conditions of childhood and less commonly affects adults. Characteristically, more than 40% of children will have 1 to 3 episodes of OMO by the age of 3 years. Usually the onset of the condition follows the seasonal onset of respiratory infections in the winter months. Recurrent OMO is defined as the occurrence of 3 or more episodes over 6 months, or 4 or more episodes over 1 year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174d97e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"174d97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes of occurrence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d280af0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d280af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1377\" alt=\"\u039f\u03be\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u039c\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03a9\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1 - \u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c9\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1.jpg 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7607fa6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7607fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Viruses:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564b61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"564b61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Respiratory syncytial virus<\/li><li>Influenza<\/li><li>Parainfluenza<\/li><li>Rhinoviruses<\/li><li>Adenoviruses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18184ba animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18184ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bacteria:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b496dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b496dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Pneumococcus<\/li><li>Hemophilus<\/li><li>Moraxella<\/li><li>Streptococcus<\/li><li>Staphylococcus aureus<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67a617 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b67a617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5675818 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5675818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inflammation Mechanism<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fce03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fce03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are three ways in which viruses and bacteria can infect the ear. Either through the eustachian tube, the thin tube that connects the nose to the ear, or through the bloodstream, or finally through the eardrum if there is a rupture or a ventilation tube is inserted. The most common way is the former and this explains the presence of similar micro-organisms in the nose and ear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f277427 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f277427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fb438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9fb438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The condition can start with a slight discomfort in the ear and can progress quite quickly. Severe pain, hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, fever and catarrh are the most common symptoms. In young children and infants there is also severe irritation and crying when the earlobe is irritated, anorexia and difficulty sleeping. When OMO progresses, rupture of the eardrum may occur and purulent fluid may leak into the ear canal while the patient will feel temporarily relieved of the severe symptoms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1262617 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1262617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnosis<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88dee81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88dee81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking a detailed history will form the basis of the diagnosis, which will be confirmed by otoscopy with either a handheld otoscope or microscope. Bright red tympanic membrane, which is prominent, is the classic clinical picture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14632f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f14632f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ea985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ea985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not advisable for patients to start antibiotic treatment without first seeking the advice of their doctor. A transient discomfort in the ear may be the first sign of inflammation but may be due to many other factors, both pathological and non-pathological. If treatment is deemed necessary, broad-spectrum antibiotics to which the patient is not allergic are usually administered, always accompanied by painkillers and antipyretics to provide immediate relief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64ae50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c64ae50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/otologia\/\">Ear Diseases<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u039f\u03be\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u039c\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03a9\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1 \u039f\u03be\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u039c\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03a9\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1 \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03cc\u03c1\u03bf \u03bf\u03be\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c9\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 (\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf) \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03ce \u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ac \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2. \u03a7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf 40% \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2738,"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athensorl.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}