Prediction of Fluid Characteristics in Pediatric Otitis Media with Effusion from the Tympanometry

Otitis media with effusion: Accuracy of tympanometry in detecting fluid in the middle ears of children at myringotomies.

OBJECTIVE (1) The diagnostic accuracy of tympanometry in detecting fluid in the middle ear space in children with otitis media with effusion by comparing its findings with those of myringotomies. (2) Identify the age group most commonly affected by OME. METHODS This prospective study was conducted at the Department of ENT& Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute Hayatabad Medica...

Tympanometry as a predictor factor in the evolution of otitis media with effusion

BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most frequently met pathologies in small children. Long-term persistence of the liquid in the middle ear cavity correlates with the impairment in speech acquisition and poor results in school. AIM To evaluate the predictive value of impedancemetry in recovery of the normal middle ear status. METHODS 30 children (age 4 month-9 years) ...

Distinguishing Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media With Effusion

Otitis Media with Effusion

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...

Otitis Media with Effusion

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...