Mastoiditis: Symptoms and Treatment

Brief overview Symptoms: Pressure- and pain-sensitive swelling and redness behind the ear, fever, declining hearing, fatigue, fluid discharge from the ear; in masked form, more nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain and headache Treatment: antibiotic administration, often via the bloodstream, usually surgery with removal of the inflamed area Causes and risk factors: Bacterial infection usually … Mastoiditis: Symptoms and Treatment