Otitis Media

Otitis Media

We look at the connected ears, nose, and throat together, check the cause of otitis media, and tailor care to your condition.

Otitis media causes symptoms such as ear pain, a sense of something in the ear, fullness, and high fever. It develops when fluid collects in the Eustachian tube, which connects the nose and ear,

and bacteria enter.

The Eustachian tube and the nasal cavity are connected.

The Eustachian tube is normally closed and opens briefly when you swallow or yawn,

allowing secretions in the middle ear to drain into the nasal cavity.

However, when the nasal cavity (nasal airway) is blocked by rhinitis or sinusitis, middle ear secretions cannot drain, and inflammation of the nasal lining travels into the Eustachian tube and causes inflammation there.

Otitis media causes symptoms such as ear pain, a sense of something in the ear, fullness, and high fever. It develops when fluid collects in the Eustachian tube, which connects the nose and ear, and bacteria enter.

The Eustachian tube and the nasal cavity are connected.

The Eustachian tube is normally closed and opens briefly when you swallow or yawn,

allowing secretions in the middle ear to drain into the nasal cavity.

However, when the nasal cavity (nasal airway) is blocked by rhinitis or sinusitis, middle ear secretions cannot drain, and inflammation of the nasal lining travels into the Eustachian tube and causes inflammation there.

Otitis media is closely related to nasal respiratory conditions such as rhinitis and sinusitis, and to throat conditions such as pharyngitis and tonsillitis.

When the nose and throat become inflamed and swollen, the airway is blocked. When the airway is blocked, the lining of the nose and throat becomes inflamed and swollen.

Once inflammation sets in, it is natural for viruses to become active and for inflammatory secretions to form.

If inflammation in the airway is not treated promptly, it can travel up to the ear through the Eustachian tube, the passage connecting the nose and ear.

When the Eustachian tube becomes inflamed and swollen, negative pressure develops inside the middle ear, and fluid can collect there or inflammation can develop, resulting in otitis media.

For this reason, we look at the state of inflammation in the ear and also consider Korean Medicine care that helps open the airway,

to help keep inflammation from developing in the ear.

Otitis media is closely related to nasal respiratory conditions such as rhinitis and sinusitis, and to throat conditions such as pharyngitis and tonsillitis.

When the nose and throat become inflamed and swollen, the airway is blocked. When the airway is blocked, the lining of the nose and throat becomes inflamed and swollen.

Once inflammation sets in, it is natural for viruses to become active and for inflammatory secretions to form.

If inflammation in the airway is not treated promptly, it can travel up to the ear through the Eustachian tube, the passage connecting the nose and ear.

When the Eustachian tube becomes inflamed and swollen, negative pressure develops inside the middle ear, and fluid can collect there or inflammation can develop, resulting in otitis media.

For this reason, we look at the state of inflammation in the ear and also consider Korean Medicine care that helps open the airway,

to help keep inflammation from developing in the ear.

Eustachian tube stimulation + nasal airway care

Because otitis media results from a blocked Eustachian tube and nasal airway, care for the blocked Eustachian tube should be combined with care for the nasal airway.

Stimulating the Eustachian tube and nasal cavity aims to clear inflammation and secretions from the lining and support the release of immune and repair factors so that normal function can return;

recurrent otitis media is approached by looking at its causes with Korean Medicine care.

We tailor care to each patient's condition.

Through ongoing research into how the ears, nose, and throat

are connected as a single airway,

Ebian Korean Medicine Clinic found that chronic otitis media calls for looking at the whole body, not just inflammation in the ear, and for integrated care that opens the airway

to help keep inflammation from developing

in the ear.

After much effort, we developed Ebian Korean Medicine Clinic's nasal and airway care,

which aims to restore the nasal airway

and care for a blocked Eustachian tube.

For chronic otitis media, Ebian Korean Medicine Clinic provides acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and Korean herbal medicine after an examination.

Treatments

Tinnitus
Hearing Loss Facial Palsy Rhinitis
Sinusitis

Weekdays	09:00~21:00
Sat · Sun · Public Holidays	09:00~16:00
Lunch Break	12:30~14:00
Weekend & Holiday Lunch Break	12:00~13:00

Weekdays	9:00~21:00
Sat · Sun · Public Holidays	09:00~16:00
Lunch Break	12:30~14:00
Weekend & Holiday Lunch Break	12:00~13:00

What is otitis media?

What is otitis media?

How otitis media relates to the airway

How otitis media relates to the airway

Care by type of otitis media

Care by type of otitis media

Treatment Components

Treatment Components

"Ebian Korean Medicine Clinic looks at your condition and plans your care.

For chronic otitis media, we provide acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and Korean herbal medicine after an examination.

We will guide you to Korean Medicine care suited to your symptoms."

Hours (Korea Standard Time, KST)

Hours (Korea Standard Time, KST)