Question
Dear parents, my son is 7 years old and this week, he has been experiencing some pain in his ear. In the morning, there’s a lot of yellow earwax, and he also has a headache and fever. How should we treat a child’s otitis media with yellow discharge?
Answer
When treating such conditions, you can give the child symptomatic antibiotic medication and perform bacterial cultures on the ear secretions, using anti-inflammatory ear drops based on the test results. If the main symptom is ear pain, consider administering painkillers; if the child has a high fever, consider giving fever-reducing medication, but if the fever persists, be sure to seek medical attention promptly. In addition to medication treatment, if the condition is severe and complications such as perforation of the eardrum occur, hospital surgery may be required. It is recommended that parents pay attention to this disease, bring their children for early medical treatment, and also pay attention to relevant prevention and health care work in their daily lives.