Acute Otitis Media in Infancy

Acute Otitis Media in Infancy.

Anatomy.-The tympanic membrane is the same size in the new-born as in the adult. It lies almost horizontal in the plane of the base of the skull, so that its lateral border is almost in the same plane as the superior wall of the meatus. Thus the postero-superior quadrant, the region in which bulging is usually detected, is very near the surface and next the inner limit of the superior wall of t...

Long-term prognosis of acute otitis media in infancy: determinants of recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion.

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...

Otitis Media and mastoiditis in infancy.

Otitis media and mastoiditis occurring in infancy have long been recognized as most troublesome disorders and, of recent years, would appear to be receiving the attention they merit. The frequency of otitis media or otitis media and mastoiditis found both in the infants' wards and in the autopsy room of the Alder Hey Children's Hospital has led to this statistical and clinical enquiry into this...

New Approach to Acute Otitis in Infancy

Acute Otitis Media