Study of basal narcosis for myringotomy in patients with acute or exudative otitis media.

Re-evaluation of CO₂ laser myringotomy for managing children with persistent acute otitis media.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to re-evaluate the utility of CO(2) laser myringotomy in children with persistent acute otitis media (PAOM). METHODS From September 2002 to April 2008, 40 children with PAOM received CO(2) laser myringotomy. PAOM was defined as continuing symptoms and signs after systemic antibiotic treatment. Before laser myringotomy, the eardrums were checked under videotelescopy...

Outcome of myringotomy with ventilation tube for otitis media with effusion in Thai children: Ramathibodi experiences.

OBJECTIVE Study the otologic and audiologic outcome when using a ventilation tube (VT) for the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) in Thai children. MATERIAL AND METHOD The medical records of twenty-three pediatric patients, 17 male and 6 female, aged 4 to 11 (mean age of 6.8 years), with the diagnosis of OME who attended the Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathi...

Evaluation of Iranian pediatric specialists’ attitude and knowledge regarding approach to patients with acute otitis media

 Background: The ministry of health and medical education of Iran and many other countries advice physicians to use this guideline for diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM), but there is not any evaluation of effectiveness and obedience of this guideline, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians, the most important group that interfere with these pati...

Laser and incisional myringotomy in otitis media with effusion-a comparative study.

BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) or middle ear effusion (MEE) is a common cause of hearing difficulty in children. MEE must be detected early and managed properly to prevent conductive hearing loss in children. It was aimed to compare results of laser myringotomy and conventional myringotomy in terms of hearing improvement, recurrence of MEE and time to put ventilation tube. METHOD...

Distinguishing Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media With Effusion