Criteria for Going to the Emergency Room Immediately

If the following symptoms appear, go to the emergency room or an ENT specialist immediately rather than relying on Korean medicine treatment.

• Suspected mastoiditis — When redness, swelling, and tenderness over the mastoid area behind the ear rapidly worsen.
• Suspected meningitis — High fever plus severe headache plus neck stiffness.
• Facial nerve palsy — When one side of the face droops or the eye will not close.
• Decreased consciousness — When the child becomes severely lethargic or unresponsive.

Range Suitable for Korean Medicine

Acute (mild), effusion-type, and recurrent otitis media without the above emergency symptoms can be fully addressed with Korean medicine. At Dongjedang, we assess whether the situation is an emergency and, when necessary, guide you to an ENT referral.