Drawing attention to the common ear and nose diseases in summer, Op. Dr. Hüsamettin Olgun said that patients consult a doctor with complaints such as severe ear pain, swelling and discharge in the ear, tinnitus, hearing loss, and dizziness.
“CAN CAUSE MENINGITIS AND ANCEPHALITY”
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Hüsamettin Olgun said, “If the inflammatory condition progresses, it may perforate the eardrum, reach the middle and inner ear, and even the brain, and cause meningitis and encephalitis.
PATIENTS WITH HOLES IN THE EARDrum…
This is even more important for patients who have previously had a hole in the eardrum, because the contaminated water can directly reach the middle ear, inner ear, ear nerve and brain. If care is not taken and precautions are not taken, the inflammation may progress and become chronic. It can also result in permanent deafness,” he said.
His warnings came in succession
Stating that middle ear pressure trauma (due to diving), allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, throat and esophagus, stomach and intestinal infections due to unhygienic food consumption are also increasing in the summer period, Olgun said, “We should not go into the pool and sea where we are not sure that they are clean. We should not enter the pool disinfected with chlorine. We should not consume unhygienic foods. We should not stay too long in the sun. We should eat a balanced diet and drink plenty of fluids. We should exercise and pay attention to our sleep. We should not confuse our ears with random objects. He warned that an ENT specialist should be consulted urgently before progressing when otitis media occurs in the external ear canal. (UAV)