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Mastoiditis is a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear. It's usually more common in children, although adults can also sometimes be affected. The mastoid bone has a honeycomb-like structure that contains air spaces called mastoid cells.
6. The mastoid process is an inferior extension of the petrous temporal bone of the skull and provides a structural function as an anchor point for the large muscles of the neck.It contains multiple air cells that develop from a single main cavity (the antrum), after the age of about 2.he infective process causes inflammation of the mastoid and surrounding tissues and may lead to bony destruction. 1  Classic, or acute, mastoiditis is a rare complication of acute otitis media (AOM).