abstract background: the children with middle ear effusion need repeated re-tympanostomies. adenoidectomy is an effective surgical intervention in the management of chronic otitis media with effusion in conjunction with in-sertion of tympanostomy tubes (tts). to find out whether tts in different positions decrease the rate of re-tympanostomies study was done. methods: the present study retrospe...

conclusions it can be concluded that a. otitidis was the major causative agent of mee in children with ome. therefore clinicians should be aware that bacterial infection plays an important role in the progression of acute otitis media to ome in children of our region. results the bacterial cultures in 8.6% of samples were positive by conventional culture, with a. otitidis, m. catarrhalis and s....

OBJECTIVES To report the incidence of short-term complications from otitis media in children before placement of tympanostomy tubes (TTs) and to compare children treated according to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guidelines with those who were treated earlier or later than recommended. DESIGN Retrospective outcomes review. PATIENTS Subjects were children aged 10 or younger ...

 Abstract Background: The children with middle ear effusion need repeated re-tympanostomies. Adenoidectomy is an effective surgical intervention in the management of chronic otitis media with effusion in conjunction with in-sertion of tympanostomy tubes (TTs). To find out whether TTs in different positions decrease the rate of re-tympanostomies study was done. Methods: The present study retrosp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which antibiotics reduce the risk of serious complications after common respiratory tract infections. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING UK primary care practices contributing to the general practice research database. DATA SOURCE 3.36 million episodes of respiratory tract infection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Risk of serious complications in trea...

INTRODUCTION An otogenic brain abscess is a common ENT problem but an otogenic trapezius abscess can also be experienced in otolaryngological practice, particularly in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media. CASE REPORT We report a rare case of a trapezius abscess in an eight-year-old girl who presented at the ENT, Head and Neck Surgery Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hos...

the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of antireflux therapy with both conventional management and those with no treatment in children with chronic otitis media with effusion (come). in this prospective randomized clinical trial ninety children with come which lasted more than 3 months or more, documented by physical examination and type b tympanogram in at least one ear without clin...

introduction: tympanoplasty is a standard procedure to repair tympanic membrane perforation. the aim of this study is to evaluate the results of tympanoplasty (hearing improvement and tympanic membrane closure rate) in patients suffering from chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane by considering the prognostic factors.  materials and methods: in a prospective study, based on the results o...

OBJECTIVES Children under 2 years of age with acute otitis media are known to have a relatively poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether known determinants for recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion after an episode of acute otitis media during childhood also apply to children under 2 years. METHODS STUDY DESIGN prospective study of 210 chi...