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...

background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is common in the children. it is proven that pathogenic bacteria as a causative agent of middle ear effusion, however the role of fungal infection in otitis media with effusion remains unclear. therefore, this study was conducted to assess presence of fungi in ome. methods: from january 2005 to september 2006, a number of 62 children with proven otit...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The genetic factors leading to a predisposition to otitis media are not well understood. The objective of the current study was to develop a tag-single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel to determine if there is an association between candidate gene polymorphisms and the development of chronic otitis media with effusion. STUDY DESIGN A 1:1 case/control design of 100 cas...

background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is a common disease in children. viral or bacterial infections, allergy, adenoids, functional abnormalities of the eustachian tube, and gastroesophageal reflux might have a possible role in the pathogenesis of ome. however, the exact pathogenesis of ome is still unsettled. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare helicobacter pylori preva...

Otitis media (OM) is an infection localized in the middle ear: mastoid, middle ear cavity, Eustachian tube. The classification of OM includes otitis media with effusion, otitis media without effusion, and chronic otitis media. A rare complication of chronic otitis is cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex. It may develop in any aerated portion of the temporal bone but most commonly develops ...

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...

Otitis media with effusion is one of the most common childhood infections, and grommet insertions are done for chronic otitis media which have failed medical therapy. The aims of this study were 1) to determine the patient profile of children needing grommet insertion and 2) to determine if grommet insertion is safe and effective. A retrospective review of 105 children with myringotomy and grom...

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...

 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...