What happens if an ear infection is left untreated?
ANSWER
Ear infections can lead to more serious complications, including mastoiditis (a rare inflammation of a bone adjacent to the ear), hearing loss, perforation of the eardrum, meningitis, facial nerve paralysis, and possibly -- in adults -- Meniere's disease.
From: Understanding Ear Infections -- the Basics WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Dan Brennan on March 23, 2019
SOURCES:
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Academy of American Family Physicians.
Merck.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
SOURCES:
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Academy of American Family Physicians.
Merck.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
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