OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of passive smoking on otitis media with effusion (OME) and recurrent otitis media (ROM). DESIGN A case-control study of children who received ventilation tubes and who were followed up for 1 year to determine the risk of developing postoperative otorrhea and early extrusion in relation to exposure to passive cigarette smoke. SETTING Otorhinolaryngology Clin...

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...

Dear Editor, Tympanic membrane (TM) perforation is most commonly a result of infection, trauma, or the sequelae of tympanostomy tube insertion. Although 88% of traumatic perforations of any size heal without intervention, the remainders become chronic and require treatment. Without closure, morbidity may include hearing loss, chronic otorrhea and cholesteatoma formation. These tympanic membrane...