Secretory otitis media and its management

Management outcome of secretory otitis media.

BACKGROUND Secretory otitis media is a common otological manifestation, that most of the time is left undiagnosed on account of unawarenes s and negligence in seeking early medical attention for trivial ailments. Untreated, it might end up in serious consequences in the form of poor speech and intellectual development and permanent anatomical disabilities within middle ear cleft. The objectives...

Chronic Otitis Media (secretory) and Nasal Allergy

The possible causal role of the nasal mucosa and nasal allergy in chronic otitis media with or without effusion was studied in 38 young adults by means of nasal provocation tests (NPT) with various inhalant allergens, performed by rhinomanometry and combined with tympanometry. The parameters were recorded before and up to 56 hrs after the allergen challenge. Of the 38 patients in whom 109 NPTs ...

Cochlear Dysfunction in Chronic Otitis Media and Its Determinants

Introduction: Long-standing chronic otitis media (COM) may lead to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The present study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the sensorineural component to counsel patients regarding the risk of SNHL at the event of untreated COM.   Material and Methods: A time-bound cross-sectional st...

The Effective and Rational Treatment of Secretory Otitis Media

In the absence of any acute otological symptoms including pain and temperature, a middle ear effusion in association with hearing loss has been designated by various names, i.e. catarrhal otitis, exudation otitis, serous otitis, nonsuppurative otitis, glue ear, and currently the most fashionable terms, otitis media with effusion and secretory otitis media. A middle ear effusion without inflamma...

Management of acute otitis media.