Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2016 Background : Otitis Media with Effusion(OME) also known as Secretory Otitis Media, has been identified as the commonest middle ear condition causing deafness in children in developed countries.
Sharath Babu K +2 more
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Validity of Tympanometry Versus Myringotomy Findings in Pediatric Middle Ear Effusion
Advanced Medical Journal, 2023 Background and objectives: Otitis media with effusion is a common but treatable cause of hearing impairment in children. It leads to delays in speech acquisition and poor performance at school.
Dalia Kanan Talib +1 more
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Prevalence of otitis media with effusion among preschool-age children in Erbil governorate
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background and objective: Otitis media with effusion is one of the common diseases in children at preschool age. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in Erbil governorate and compare this prevalence by urban and sub ...
Zhwan Maghdid Aziz Koye +1 more
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Update on otitis media – prevention and treatment [PDF]
, 2014 Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion are common childhood disorders, a source of significant morbidity, and a leading cause of antibiotic prescription in primary health care.
Belfield, Katherine +4 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Otitis Media with Effusion in Patients with Adenoid Hypertrophy at Kigali University Teaching Hospital – A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021 BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a middle ear effusion without signs and symptoms of middle ear infections. It is mainly due to Eustachian tube dysfunction or sequelae of acute otitis media.
J. Umutoni, R. Mugabo
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Otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016 Objective: To determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year and its association with the season of the year, artificial feeding, environmental and perinatal factors.
Renata Cantisani Di Francesco +2 more
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Endoscopic Grading of Adenoid in Otitis Media with Effusion
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Adenoid is thought to be one of the causes of otitis media with effusion, though it is controversial. Grading the adenoid by rigid nasal endoscope in patients with otitis media with effusion may justify adenoidectomy in otitis media with ...
K Acharya, C L Bhusal, R P Guragain
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Resolution of Fluid and Normalised Hearing Sensitivity in Otitis Media with Effusion by Ayurveda Management [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 The current treatment modality for otitis media with effusion is surgical intervention but recurrence is common. This case report discusses the Ayurvedic treatment of a case diagnosed as otitis media with effusion, which was posted for myringotomy with ...
K Sivabalaji, Sundararaman, BN Ashwini
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Active Transport of Peptides Across the Intact Human Tympanic Membrane. [PDF]
, 2018 We previously identified peptides that are actively transported across the intact tympanic membrane (TM) of rats with infected middle ears. To assess the possibility that this transport would also occur across the human TM, we first developed and ...
Alexander, Thomas +9 more
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Development of an algorithm for the diagnosis of otitis media [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The relative importance of signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of otitis media has not been adequately evaluated. This has led to a large degree of variation in the criteria used to diagnose otitis media, which has resulted in inconsistencies
Hoberman, A +3 more
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