Ear discharge becomes sticky and smelly

Earwax will be produced in the ears every once in a while. Although this is a relatively normal phenomenon, if you find that the earwax in the ears becomes sticky and smelly, this indicates that there is something wrong with the body. Otitis media is a very common ear disease. The structure of the ear is very complex. If there is inflammation in the body, the cells inside will become suppurated. You must take correct measures to treat it in time, otherwise you will become deaf.

Otitis media is an inflammatory disease involving all or part of the structure of the middle ear (including the Eustachian tube, tympanic cavity, tympanic sinus and mastoid air cells), and is more common in children. It can be divided into two categories: non-purulent and purulent. Non-suppurative cases include secretory otitis media, barotraumatic otitis media, etc., while suppurative cases can be divided into acute and chronic types. Specific inflammation is very rare, such as tuberculous otitis media.

1. Acute otitis media is an acute suppurative inflammation of the middle ear mucosa, which is infected through the Eustachian tube. After a cold, inflammation of the pharynx and nose spreads to the Eustachian tube, causing congestion and swelling of the pharyngeal opening and mucosal cavity of the Eustachian tube, and ciliary movement is impaired, causing otitis media. Common pathogens include pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, etc.

2. Nasal mucus contains a large number of viruses and bacteria. If you pinch both nostrils and blow them hard, the pressure will force the mucus to squeeze out of the posterior nasal aperture, reach the Eustachian tube, and cause otitis media.

3. Avoid swallowing water when swimming to prevent water from entering the middle ear through the nasopharynx and causing otitis media. If the eardrum is perforated due to trauma, do not drip any liquids to avoid affecting the healing of the wound. You can use sterilized cotton balls to block the external auditory canal to prevent infection and otitis media.

4. If infants and young children are fed in a supine position, since their Eustachian tubes are relatively straight, with shorter tube cavities and wider inner diameters, milk can enter the middle ear through the Eustachian tubes and cause otitis media.

5. Smoking, including secondhand smoke, can also cause otitis media. Smoking can cause systemic arteriosclerosis, especially when nicotine in cigarettes enters the blood, causing small blood vessels to spasm, blood viscosity to increase, and arterioles that supply blood to the inner ear to harden, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the inner ear and seriously affecting hearing.

6. Listening to loud rock music with headphones for a long time can easily cause chronic otitis media.