Can I drink alcohol if I have otitis media?

Otitis media is a common ear disease. Although otitis media does not cause serious damage to the human body, the pain it brings to the human body is very obvious. It is also believed that otitis media is more common in children, which is related to the imperfect development of various organs in the ear. Of course, if otitis media is induced, then can people with otitis media drink alcohol?

1. Simple type: mainly local medication. The perforation may heal itself after the pus discharge stops and the ear is completely dry. If the perforation does not heal, tympanoplasty or tympanoplasty may be performed. Topical medication: Select drugs according to different pathological conditions: antibiotic aqueous solution or a mixture of antibiotics and steroid hormones, such as 0.25% chloramphenicol solution, chloramphenicol cortisone solution, 3% cleromycin solution, 1% berberine solution, etc., which are used when the tympanic mucosa is congested, edematous, and there is pus or sticky pus. Alcohol or glycerin preparations, such as 4% boric acid alcohol, 4% boric acid glycerin, 2.5-5% chloramphenicol glycerin, etc., are suitable for those with gradually subsiding mucosal inflammation, very little pus, and edema and moisture of the middle ear mucosa. Powders, such as boric acid powder, chloramphenicol boric acid powder, etc., are only used when the perforation is large and there is very little pus, and they help dry the ears.

2. Precautions for topical medication:

① Before using the medicine, clean the pus in the external auditory canal and the middle ear cavity. You can use 3% hydrogen peroxide or boric acid water for cleaning, then wipe it clean with a cotton swab or use an aspirator to suck out the pus before dripping the medicine. Antibiotic ear drops should refer to the results of bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test of middle ear pus to select appropriate drugs. Aminoglycoside antibiotics used locally in the middle ear can cause inner ear poisoning and should be used with caution or as little as possible.

3. External treatment with Chinese medicine: Hongmian powder. Musk, alum, dry rouge, calamine, camphor and other precious and authentic medicinal materials. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine treatment is quite satisfactory, so many people will also consider using traditional Chinese medicine to treat otitis media. Of course, which specific treatment plan to consider still depends on the needs of the disease.

However, no matter which treatment option is considered to treat otitis media. It is generally believed that smoking and drinking are not allowed. Otherwise, it will aggravate the development of otitis media and increase your own pain. Therefore, it is useful to have a proper understanding of the dangers of otitis media, as well as related treatment measures and precautions.