Earache (cont.)
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Earache Treatment
Self-Care at Home
Any severe earache requires medical attention. Only a doctor can make the proper diagnosis of otitis externa, otitis media, or other less common causes of earache including problems that are not infectious. These diseases have similar symptoms making self-diagnosis unwise and potentially dangerous.
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Otitis Media »
Otitis media (OM) is the second most common disease of childhood, after upper respiratory infection (URI).
