Treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion

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...

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...

Effect of oral supplementation of zinc on treatment of otitis media with effusion

  Abstract   Objective: To determine the effect of oral zinc sulfate supplementation given with   coamoxiclav when compared with coamoxiclav alone for treatment of otitis media   with effusion (OME). The efficacy of the drug was assessed 3 and 6 weeks after administration .   Methods: In a double-blind, randomized trial 4 to 14 years old children with OME   who referred to ear, nose and throat ...

Distinguishing Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media With Effusion