In some pediatric teaching programs, most residents graduate without a practical knowledge of objective tests for middle ear function. The 1997 “Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most common conditions seen in pediatric practice. A guideline for diagnosis and management was last updated in 2004. [1] Pneumatic otoscopy is the ...

Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection, according to ...

The incidence and prevalence of otitis media with effusion leading to chronic otitis media are well documented in the pediatric population. [1] When middle ear fluid is found in adult patients, ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy -- a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems -- are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnoses of acute otitis media or suppurative middle ear infection relies chiefly on examination findings of ...

For children with cleft palate, tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. For patients with unilateral ...

Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection, according to ...