Otosclerosis associated with Otitis Media.

Facial paralysis associated with acute otitis media.

UNLABELLED Acute otitis media with facial paralysis is not a very frequent association. AIM The goal of the present investigation was to asses the evolution of facial paralysis caused by acute otitis media. STUDY FORMAT: Clinical-retrospective. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 40 patients with this association, from a total of 2758 cases of facial paralysis seen during this time in the depa...

Distinguishing Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media With Effusion

Factors Associated with Antibiotic Prescribing in Children with Otitis Media

Background. Acute otitis media (AOM) is often treated with antibiotics. However, initial observation is recommended. Denmark has a low use of antibiotics compared with other countries, but the total use of antibiotics has increased by 32% during the last decade, and it is important to know whether general practitioners (GPs) prescribe antibiotics according to guidelines. Objective. The aim of t...

Otitis Media with Effusion

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...

Otitis Media with Effusion

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...