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The complications of acute or chronic middle ear diseases still carry a very high mortality rate if not treated properly, although the incidence of complications has been decreasing significantly after the introduction of antibiotics. The infection may spread to neighboring structures either by bone erosion or preformed pathways. Facial nerve paralysis due to chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma requires urgent surgical treatment. Acute mastoiditis may be the first sign of other complications. It may first cause sagging of the posterosuperior canal wall and postauricular edema. Acute mastoiditis should be treated as soon as possible after diagnosis with myringotomy, antibiotics, and simple mastoidectomy if necessary.
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Önerci, T.M. (2009). Complications of Otitis Media. In: Diagnosis in Otorhinolaryngology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00499-5_9
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