Tag: ear infection

Amber Ella is trying to raise awareness about ear infections

Most people are unaware of this danger

He had a basic ear infection

Went and seen family dr and got antibiotics

Later that night his head behind the ear got a little red and swollen I called the dr he said that sometimes this can happen just let the meds work their way in call him in a couple of days..

I just kept thinking oh my he just don’t look right so I took him to the hospital and with in 1 hour he was put out and a ctt scan was done and I was told he had mastoiditis

An infection that grows into the back of the ear bone

Which then goes deeper into the head

If not caught and cared for in time

Can cause meningitis….

Loss of hearing completely….

Brain abscess….

Or can lead to death

So please when your kids say their ear hurts always look for the signs

Swelling behind the ear…

Redness

And ear sticking out

If I would have waited my life could have been changed forever but thankfully I went with my instincts and went to the hospital

They had to cut his eardrums and drain fluid ….put tubes in his ears…

The cut behind the ear is where they had to drill in to release fluid and infection …

Very painful operation

Thank god for instincts

Please watch for these signs.

Thank you to everyone who shared this or is sharing this my son Markus is doing great.

Thank you for all prayers and get wells

The Dr who did this operation was amazing I’ve seen other incisions

And they were top to bottom of the ear.

Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside the mastoid process