INTRODUCTION One of the main treatments of chronic otitis media with effusion is ventilation of the middle ear with a ventilation tube (VT). The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and the types of VT complications in children with otitis media with effusion in Ahwaz. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, the medical records of 208 children (52 male and 35 female...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between pediatric otitis media with effusion and obesity, as determined by body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and serum triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations. DESIGN A prospective, nonrandomized, case-control study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital. SUBJECTS The...

This paper presents a disturbance observer-based nonsingular terminal sliding mode control design for myringotomy surgical device. The methodology is established to semi-automated hand-held ear device the treatment of otitis media with effusion. Otitis effusion collection bacterial fluid in middle space which can potentially lead hearing loss and chronic infections. A finite-time surface propos...

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We conducted a prospective study of 48 children, aged 2 to 14 years, who had persistent bilateral otitis media with effusion, enlarged adenoids, and a bilateral conductive hearing loss. Half of these patients underwent adenoidectomy and the other half adenotonsillectomy. All patients were followed every 2 weeks for up to 6 months. At 2 months postoperatively, the overall success rate in terms o...

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