Complications of mastoiditis
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Although most people with mastoiditis don't experience serious complications, treatment isn't always easy and the infectionmay come back.
If the mastoid bone isseverely infected and isn't removed, it can cause hearing loss and life-threatening health complications such as:
The mastoid bone has a honeycomb-like structure that contains air spaces called mastoid cells. Mastoiditis can develop if the mastoid cells become infected or inflamed, often followinga persistent mi
Although most people with mastoiditis don't experience serious complications, treatment isn't always easy and the infectionmay come back. If the mastoid bone isseverely infected and isn't removed, it
Your GP will examine the inside of the ear with an otoscope (a device with a light and magnifying glass). If your GP thinks you have mastoiditis as a complication of a middle ear infection, they'll r
Read about mastoiditis, a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear.
The symptoms of mastoiditis typically include: redness, tendernessand pain behind the ear swelling behind the ear that can cause it to stick out discharge from the ear a high temperature, irritab
Mastoiditis is a serious infection and should be diagnosed and treated quickly with antibiotics . You may need to go to hospital so antibiotics can be given directly into a vein through a drip. In s
Seeyour GPas soon as possible if you or your child have: any symptoms of mastoiditis an ear infection that doesn't clear up with treatment or is followed by new symptoms been diagnosed with mastoi
