A child presents with barotrauma pain.There is no inflammation of middle ear, management is:: (A) Antibiotics, (B) Paracetamol, (C) Suppurative, (D) Grommet tube inseion
Answer is C. Treatment consists of teaching the patient valsalva manoeuvre. If this fails, politzerization or Eustachian tube catheterization is carried out. If fluid is present a myringotomy may be necessary and occasionally in resistant cases, grommet inseion may be required until the middle ear mucosa has returned to normal.