Tympanometric detection of middle ear effusion in infants and young children. Pediatrics. 1976;58:198-210. Brookhouser PE. Use of tympanometry in office practice for diagnosis of otitis media.

Because middle-ear effusion is a feature both of AOM and OME, tympanometry cannot help in discriminating between those 2 conditions. I think its main advantage lies in providing feedback, ...

Otitis media with effusion, a condition in which fluid is retained in the middle ear space, but without earache, fever or other symptoms, has become increasingly frequent in children, according to ...

We enrolled 6350 infants soon after birth and evaluated them regularly for middle-ear effusion. Before 3 years of age, 429 children with persistent effusion were randomly assigned to undergo the ...

The 2013 update also requires middle ear effusion for diagnosis, but it now has to be based on tympanometry or pneumatic otoscopy. Although early acute otitis media can occur without effusion, ...

We enrolled 6350 healthy infants from 2 to 61 days of age and evaluated them regularly for middle-ear effusion. Before the age of three years 429 children with persistent effusion were randomly ...

Persistent middle ear effusion for 4-6 months. 6 or more months of effusions in the previous 12 months. Recurrent episodes of otalgia or AOM (> 3 episodes/6 months or > 4 episodes/12 months) ...

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Middle ear effusion (MEE) is a common problem for all young children. Nearly one in ten kids have ear tubes placed to help clear this fluid, treat infections, ...

When kids get inner ear infections, doctors often put drainage tubes in their ears right away. The idea is to prevent hearing loss, which could lead to developmental problems.

Mechanical ventilation and middle ear effusions among tracheostomy-dependent children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , 2022; 155: 111062 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111062 ...

Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection ...