In most cases, bacterial sore throat can be treated without antibiotics. Moreover, doctors recommend that patients with the opportunity to manage household and OTC treatment, and prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. Generally, treatment of angina without antibiotics takes five to ten days, although full recovery can come only two weeks after the first symptoms of angina Symptoms of angina - obvious and recognizable .

Therapies

A healthy body copes with the bacteria that are pathogens of sore throat, so usually there is no need for antibiotics; moreover, without having to use antibiotics increases the number of bacteria resistant to their influence.

You can slightly speed up the healing process, if you will comply with bed rest and protect his throat from exposure to substances that cause irritation. For example, it is not recommended to drink orange juice, lemon juice, and other highly acidic drinks that irritate the throat. However, the lemon juice, mixed with plenty of water (for example, one tablespoon of juice in a glass of water) can be very helpful for a sore throat. It is useful to drink a warm (but not too hot) drinks, such as herbal tea with honey, warm milk or cocoa. Sometimes it is recommended to drink cold drinks - it is assumed that they soothe the throat, though some patients due to the low temperature the pain can become even stronger. In addition it should have more liquid and soft foods that are easy to swallow - soups, broths, purees, yogurt, and so on.

When angina is recommended at least three times a day to do gargling. You can use saline solution (one teaspoon of salt per 250 ml of warm water), herbal tea (chamomile, mint, sage tea or Echinacea) or warm water with lemon juice.

For the relief of pain and sore throat can also be used humidifiers: moist air helps to cope with these symptoms of angina. If you do not want to buy a humidifier, you can simply put on the battery cup with water.

Make regular inhaled - they also help with scratchy and sore throat. To conduct inhalation, boil 1-3 liters of water, remove the pan from the heat, if desired, add a few drops of essential oil Essential oils and conception: can help the roses? Leaning over the pan, and a few minutes breathing hot steam.

Antipyretic for angina

To lower body temperature, relieve sore throat and headache, which often occurs in patients with angina, you can take medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol .  Children under 16 years can not be given aspirin: among his rare complications - Reye's syndrome, which in some cases leads to the death of patients .  Pregnant and lactating women should consult a physician before taking any fever .  Precisely follow the instructions to receive medications listed on the packaging; even in perfectly healthy people abusing OTC antipyretics can result in serious health consequences .  In addition, it is important to remember that antipyretic drugs only relieve the symptoms of angina but do not cure it; that after taking the drug, you at some time feel good, does not mean that you can go to work or, for example, in the gym - until complete recovery is still a risk of infection to other people, and exercise, in addition, increase the likelihood of Some serious complications of angina .

You can take medications based on natural ingredients such as propolis tincture, tablets with sage Sage - cvyaschennaya grass   or echinacea, candies with mint Mint and its useful properties: aromatic freshness   and eucalyptus. Carefully read the instructions for such drugs - though they generally are safe, they usually have their own side effects and contraindications.

If a week to cure a sore throat without antibiotics fail and will not appear any signs of improvement, consult a doctor.

Otogenny meningitis may complicate any infectious-inflammatory process in the organ of hearing. Among all otogennyh intracranial complications otogenny meningitis is almost the fourth part. In this regard, it is important to early detection and adequate treatment of all right of inflammatory diseases of the ear.

What otogenny meningitis and how it arises

Otogenny meningitis - an acute inflammation of the meninges associated with purulent process in the ear. Otogennyh meningitis pathogens are most often streptococci, staphylococci, pneumococci, Mycoplasma and adenoviruses. An important role is played by the decline in immunity. Otogenny meningitis in most cases develops as a complication of chronic suppurative otitis media Otitis - than could face an ear infection But sometimes it can be a complication and acute suppurative otitis media.

Of the cavities of the middle ear infection in the cranial cavity can penetrate pin (anatomical pathways - holes, channels, and so on), hematogenous (with blood) and lymphogenous (s lymph current) paths. If the infection spreads through the inner ear, called the meningitis labirintogennym if in the middle ear - timpanogennym.

Labyrinthine route of infection occurs more than half of the patients otogennyh meningitis. Contribute to the penetration of infection into the cavity concussion, traumatic brain injury, decreased immunity.

What happens in the body when otogennyh meningitis

If you get an infection in the cranial cavity in the meninges develops an inflammatory process with the formation of inflammatory exudate (fluid inflammatory) serous (purulent) or purulent character. Accumulations of exudate may be limited, they are usually located in the junction of the ear cavity into the cranial cavity and restricted adhesions Adhesions - how to get rid of them?   (this is typical of chronic inflammation in the ear) - formed limited purulent meningitis Purulent meningitis - can be caused by different pathogens .

Spread in large areas of inflammation of the meninges, the transition to the other hemisphere and cerebellum, says the diffuse (spread) purulent meningitis.

The main symptoms of meningitis otogennyh

Symptoms of meningitis otogennyh depend on the underlying disease, localization (location) of the process and the degree of increased intracranial pressure. However, in the foreground, as well as in other types of meningitis comes meningeal syndrome.

The very first symptom of incipient meningitis are severe headache. The head can be ill in some particular place or the pain may carry spilled character. Sometimes it may appear in a patient vomiting.

Always develop this symptom as a stiff neck - because of the increased tone and stiffness neck patient can not get his chin to his chest. Increased skin sensitivity and sensitivity to bright light and sound. Sometimes there are muscle spasms of the face and extremities, signs of a paresis, paralysis and disorders of the sensitivity of the cranial nerves - facial, trigeminal, oculomotor (most often), the vagus. Sometimes develop respiratory failure.

If the inflammation spreads to the spinal cord, broken pelvic organs function (incontinence).

The most severe course otogennyh meningitis is typical of hematogenous path of infection. In this case, meningitis begins with high fever, severe headaches, uncontrollable vomiting. The patient can quickly fall into a state of unconsciousness.

Diagnostics

For otogennyh meningitis characteristic changes in cerebrospinal fluid: a high pressure, the change in transparency (the fluid becomes turbid) pleocytosis (elevated blood cells, mostly white blood cells), increased protein content, reducing sugar and chlorides. From meningococcal meningitis otogenny characterized in that the cerebrospinal fluid is not detected meningococcus.

In general, a blood test revealed a large number of white blood cells and accelerated ESR. Important role played by the timely establishment of the connection between meningitis and ear disease.

Treatment

Otogennyh meningitis Treatment should be complex. Patients received antibiotic therapy and at the same time (regardless of the severity of the patient) is surgically removed the site of infection.

Moreover, diuretics are administered (for removal of cerebral edema), if necessary - glucocorticoid hormones (effectively relieve inflammation). Intravenously injected a large amount of fluid to relieve toxicity.

Otogenny meningitis Meningitis - an inflammation of the meninges   - It is not an uncommon complication of inflammatory diseases of the ear.

Galina Romanenko