If the patient himself suffers from otitis media, it is recommended to try to choose the back-of-the-ear type of hearing aid, when the otitis media is in the period of inflammation as far as possible, do not wear hearing aids, so as not to aggravate the inflammation or pus and water will also lead to damage to the hearing aid. Wear your hearing aid after the inflammation has subsided. If you are wearing a hearing aid, you should pay attention to keeping the ear canal hygienic and clean the ear canal with a cotton swab every morning before wearing the hearing aid, and the hearing aid should be cleaned regularly.
Hearing aids are not recommended during an otitis media attack, so the first step is to determine whether the condition of otitis media has ruled out medical restrictions, i.e., medical interventions have been ineffective, and there is no way to further treat the condition; and then to determine whether the inflammation of otitis media has been completely controlled, so that there is no more inflammation, water, or pus in the middle ear when it is not in the ear; and also to determine whether the tympanic membrane has been perforated, and whether it has been successfully repaired.
The hearing aids for different conditions are also different, generally speaking, the principle of selection is: where the tympanic membrane perforation has not been cured, it is not suitable for the selection of customized hearing aids. Some patients are adamant about the aesthetic appeal of in-the-ear customizers, believing that as long as no water enters the ear, there will be no inflammation, which is incorrect. This is not true. When the in-the-ear hearing aid is not worn, the outer ear is open, and occasional oozing can flow out of the outer ear canal. However, if the middle ear is inflamed again after blocking the ear canal and secretions are overflowing, this can lead to two situations: firstly, the secretions may flow backward into the ear to trigger the inflammation of the middle ear again and exacerbate the condition. Secondly, the secretion may flow into the ear canal type hearing aid, which may cause damage to the hearing aid.
Therefore, it is best to use behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids when there is a residual otitis media and the eardrum has not healed to improve hearing and avoid both of these problems. Once the tympanic membrane has healed otitis media patients, with any style of hearing aid will have good results, because conductive deafness is only a mild to moderate hearing loss, the patient can tolerate the maximum sound is also improved, the frequency discrimination ability and time discrimination ability is still normal, and the cochlear function is also good, any style of hearing aids are good results. Regardless of the kind of hearing aid, for otitis media patients, usually the ear canal must try to keep dry, if the phenomenon of pus and water again, take the hearing aid down, let the ear air, good and then wear.