The choice of drug therapy in ear pain in child

Abstract

Ear pain in a child can be a symptom of many diseases. A thorough examination of the patient is necessary to establish the cause of ear pain. Most often in childhood, ear pain is associated with acute otitis media. Treatment of acute otitis media is directly related to the stage of the disease. The main attention will do «departure time» stage. An important role in the treatment of acute otitis media in children is given to pain relief. To achieve analgesic effect, both systemic and local drugs are used. The article presents a clinical case of acute left-sided otitis media in a 10-year-old child complicated by local lymphadenitis.

Keywords

• ear pain
• children
• otitis media
• drug therapy