Acute Suppurative Otitis Media in Children with Risk Factors of Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding, and Working Mothers

Abstract

Background: Many factors influence Children's health, including the mother's employment status and exclusive breastfeeding. Purpose: To present cases of children with ASOM (Acute Suppurative Otitis Media) with risk factors for recurrent Acute Respiratory Tract Infection, not getting exclusive breastfeeding and working mothers. Case: A boy aged one year and four months came with his mother to the family doctor's clinic with complaints of discharge from his right ear. This fluid has been coming out of the right ear since seven days ago and does not smell. Previously the patient had a cold that often recurred. The patient only gets exclusive breastfeeding for two months, and the mother is busy working. On examination, there was a central perforation of the tympanic membrane of the right ear. The patient was treated with antibiotics and decongestants, then turned to an ENT specialist. After a home visit at two weeks of therapy, the tympanic membrane was closed. Conclusion: The importance of controlling risk factors to prevent recurring ASOM.