Does otitis media affect the fetus if the pregnant woman

A pregnant woman's body functions will undergo certain changes after pregnancy. First of all, her resistance will decrease, and her body fat and weight will increase. Some pregnant women may also experience a decline in physical fitness and frequent illnesses, posing a greater health threat to themselves and the development of the fetus. For example, otitis media is a common ear canal disease, which is mostly infectious. Let's take a look at whether otitis media in pregnant women will affect the fetus?

First of all, simple otitis media in pregnant women will not cause fetal malformations, so there is no need to worry about it. However, it should be noted that during the onset and recovery of otitis media, some drugs may be needed to treat the disease. If the drugs are used improperly, they may cause fetal malformations.

The impact of chronic otitis media in pregnant women on the fetus is generally small, because chronic otitis media is mainly manifested as chronic inflammatory irritation of the tympanic mucosa, which is generally not accompanied by systemic symptoms. Moreover, systemic medication is generally not required at this time, so the impact on the fetus should be relatively small.

However, clinically, it may have an impact under the following circumstances.

1. If a pregnant woman develops acute suppurative otitis media during the first three months of pregnancy, clinical symptoms include fever and a large amount of pus discharge in the ear canal. She may need systemic treatment with antibiotics and local treatment with ear drops in the ear canal. In this case, the use of drugs may have a certain impact on the fetus.

2. Pregnant women suffer from acute suppurative otitis media. Due to their relatively low resistance and immunity, they may develop systemic infection and even sepsis, septic shock and other related manifestations. In this case, the severe systemic infection may have an adverse effect on the fetus. Therefore, if a pregnant woman has otitis media before pregnancy, she should receive active treatment as soon as possible to avoid recurrence or aggravation of otitis media during pregnancy.