Question
A 4-year-old child has had nasal symptoms for over a year and recently experienced ear pain. The doctor diagnosed the condition as fluid in the middle ear, which may affect hearing. What should be done?
Answer
Based on the described symptoms, it may be secretory otitis media. If not treated promptly, it may lead to hearing loss. It is advisable to consult an otolaryngologist and undergo electrical hearing tests and acoustic impedance tests to determine if it is non-suppurative otitis media. Conditions such as colds, nasal diseases, or pharyngitis may trigger non-suppurative otitis media, so timely treatment is necessary to avoid persistent hearing loss. If Western medicine treatment is ineffective for acute non-suppurative otitis media (with a course not exceeding 8 weeks), consider traditional Chinese medicine treatment.