Otitis media in dogs refers to the inflammatory lesions in all or part of the middle ear canal, including the Eustachian tube, tympanic cavity, tympanic sinus and mastoid air cell.
Causes of Otitis Media in Dogs
There are many causes of otitis media in dogs, such as food allergies, allergic diseases, allergies caused by fleas, and most commonly, water in the ear when bathing.Symptoms Of Otitis Media in Dogs
The general symptoms of otitis media are similar to otitis externa, with head shaking, ear pain, deafness, ear leakage and perforation of the eardrum. Otitis media may spread to the inner ear and cause otitis media, presenting nystagmus and dyskinesia. The affected dog often remains below the affected ear, rotates toward the affected side and falls on the affected side, unable to stand up. In severe cases, the inflammation involves the facial and parasympathetic nerves, causing facial paralysis, dry conjunctivitis and dry nasal mucosa. Inflammation attacks the meninges and causes meningitis, or cerebellar abscess and death.Diagnostic Criteria of Otitis Media in Dogs
The diagnosis can be made on the basis of neurological examination and symptoms of otitis media.Treatment For Otitis media
1. Clean the ear canal, then apply erythromycin ointment (human use) twice a day.2. Clean the ear canal first, add appropriate amount of antibiotics (penicillin, gentamicin, neomycin sulfate, etc.) with normal saline, clean the ear canal with medicated cotton dipped in liquid medicine, and then drop the ear with ear drops, 2 to 3 times a day. Also can use neomycin, dexamethasone, lidocaine mixed ear drops, daily 2~6 drops, 3~4 times a day. Ear drops, such as ofloxacin ear drops, can clear the ear canal.
3. Required drugs: 3% hydrogen peroxide, Oridermyl; Then dip a cotton swab with hydrogen peroxide and gently scrub the dog's ear canal to clean the dirt; After that, Oridermyl was instillation.
4. Other methods:
(1) Compound neomycin ear drops oil, anti-inflammatory, 3-4 times a day.
(2) Erkang, anti-inflammatory and antipruritic, 3-4 times a day.
(3) Tympanic irrigation, if irrigation is still ineffective, ear cavity curettage can be performed.
(4) removal of the external auditory canal or total ear canal.
