The size of your SSDI benefit checks depends on your prior income. Basically, the more you paid into the system, the more you will be able to draw out of it once you are declared disabled and awarded benefits. The average monthly benefit paid out for all disability recipients in November 2010 was $1,067.
Mastoiditis may occur as a complication of acute or chronic otitis media. Acute otitis media (AOM), an acute illness marked by the presence of middle ear fluid and inflammation of the mucosa that lines the middle ear space, is discussed separately. (See Acute otitis media in adults (suppurative and serous).)
Symptoms that can be a sign of a more serious condition, and that require immediate attention, include: 1  Severe pain, dizziness and facial nerve injury (facial weakness) 2  Swelling, tenderness and redness behind the ear, which may indicate spread of infection to the mastoid bone (mastoiditis) 3  Fever, headache and confusion.