Otitis Media Disease Awareness Pamphlet: A Healthcare Project

This assignment presents a draft pamphlet on Otitis Media, an infection of the middle ear. The pamphlet details the causes of Otitis Media, including allergies, viral and bacterial infections, and Eustachian tube clogging. It also outlines the symptoms, such as ear pain, fever, hearing problems, and nausea, and differentiates between various types, including acute and chronic forms. The pamphlet includes information on diagnosis, such as the use of a bulging tympanic membrane, and discusses treatment options like antibiotics, analgesics, and anti-inflammatory medications. The document also contains references to relevant research papers. The pamphlet is designed to raise awareness and provide basic information about the disease to a general audience. The assignment also includes an interview sheet and interview responses from a 14-year-old student about a peptic ulcer disease pamphlet, assessing the pamphlet's clarity and effectiveness.

Most common in children in the age group 6-11
months
It can also appear in 18-20 months
Age group affected
OTITIS MEDIA
DISEASE
What is otitis media? Types of otitis media
It is an infection in the middle ear due to
inflammation of the region behind the eardrum
caused by bacteria or virus.
Acute otitis media- develops quickly and
leads to redness and swelling behind the
ear around the ear drum.
Otitis media with effusion-affects hearing
capacity and is caused after an infection
with fluid and mucous accumulation .
Causes of otitis media Symptoms of otitis media
• Allergies
• Eustachian clogging
• Post nasal drainage
• Common cold
• Sinus infections
• Virus and adenoviruses
• Bacterial infection (Mittal et al.,
2015)
• Ear affliction
• Sleep difficulties
• Fever
• Congestion
• Reduced appetite
• Hearing problems
• Irritability
• Nausea
• Discharge from ears
• Vomiting (McCormick et al., 2016)
References
McCormick,
D. P.,
Jennings, K., Ede, L. C., Alvarez-Fernandez, P., Patel, J., & Chonmaitree, T. (2016). Use of symptoms and risk factors to predict acute otitis media in
infants. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 81, 55-59.
Mittal, R., Lisi, C. V., Gerring, R., Mittal, J., Mathee, K., Narasimhan, G., ... & Eshraghi, A. A. (2015). Current concepts in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic
suppurative otitis media. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 64(Pt 10), 1103.
Chronic otitis media
Otitis media with effusion
External otitis
Herpes zoster infection
Neck infections
Differential diagnosis
Draft pamphlet
Diagnosis of otitis media Treatment of otitis media
• Bulging tympanic membrane
• Decreased tympanic membrane mobility
on applying pneumatic pressure
• Complete or partial opacification of the
tympanic membrane
• Antibiotics against the probable
pathogen such as amoxicillin-clavulanate
combination ( Zielnik-Jurkiewicz &
Bielicka, 2015)
• Analgesics
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
medications
• Acetaminophen

Zielnik-Jurkiewicz, B., & Bielicka, A. (2015). Antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute otitis media treatment failure. International
journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 79(12), 2129-2133.

What is otitis media? Types of otitis media
It is an infection in the middle ear due to
inflammation of the region behind the
eardrum caused by bacteria or virus.
Acute otitis media- develops quickly
and leads to redness and swelling
behind the ear around the ear drum.
Otitis media with effusion-affects hearing
capacity and is caused after an infection
with mucous accumulation.
Causes of otitis media Symptoms of otitis media
• Allergies
• Post nasal drainage
• Auditory tube clogging
• Common cold
• Sinus infections
• Virus
• Adenoviruses
• Bacterial infection (Mittal et al., 2015)
• Ear pain
• Sleep difficulties
• Fever
• Congestion
• Reduced appetite
• Hearing problems
• Irritability
• Nausea
• Discharge from ears
• Vomiting(McCormick et al., 2016)
Lowering the risk of otitis media
• Wash hands frequently of both child and parents.
• Feed the baby in upright position
• Avoid environments with excessive smoke.
• Keep immunization of the child updated.
Diagnosis of otitis media Treatment of otitis media
• Bulging tympanic membrane.
• Decreased tympanic membrane mobility on
applying pneumatic pressure.
• Completely or partially cloudy of the tympanic
membrane.
• Antibiotics against the probable pathogen such as
amoxicillin-clavulanate combination ( Zielnik-
Jurkiewicz & Bielicka, 2015).
• Analgesics such as 2% lidocaine drops or
benzocaine.
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications
• Acetaminophen to reduce the swelling.
References
McCormick, D. P., Jennings, K., Ede, L. C., Alvarez-Fernandez, P., Patel, J., & Chonmaitree, T. (2016). Use of symptoms and risk factors to predict acute otitis media in
infants. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 81, 55-59.
Mittal, R., Lisi, C. V., Gerring, R., Mittal, J., Mathee, K., Narasimhan, G., ... & Eshraghi, A. A. (2015). Current concepts in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic
suppurative otitis media. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 64(Pt 10), 1103.
Zielnik-Jurkiewicz, B., & Bielicka, A. (2015). Antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute otitis media treatment failure. International
OTITIS MEDIA DISEASE
Final
pamphlet
Age group affected
• Most common in
children in the age
group 6-11 months
• It can also appear in 18-
20 months
• Sometimes in adults
Redness in inside the ear in otitis
media

journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 79(12), 2129-2133