Otitis media with effusion (OME) refers to fluid buildup in your middle ear. It usually happens when the fluid can't drain out of your ear, typically after an infection.This type of ear infection ...

Objectives: (1) To determine the relationship between acute otitis media (AOM) pathogens isolated in cases of early clinical recurrence of AOM (occurring within 1 month from completion of therapy ...

Tympanocentesis is indicated in children with acute otitis media who have had treatment failure with multiple rounds of antibiotic therapy. Among children with recurrent acute otitis media ...

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a painful type of ear infection. It occurs when the area behind the eardrum called the middle ear becomes inflamed and infected. The eustachian tube is the tube that ...

About half of kids get at least one ear infection, also known as acute otitis media, before their second birthday. Here's why this condition is so common, and what you can do to help keep your ...

Three clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). In the first trial, a small pilot study ...

Ear infections are also known as glue ear, secretory otitis media, middle ear infection, or serous otitis media. Outer ear infections are known as otitis externa or swimmer’s ear. Infections in ...

In this randomized, double-blind trial, children 6 to 35 months of age with acute otitis media, diagnosed with the use of strict criteria, received amoxicillin–clavulanate (161 children ...

Otitis media is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear cavity. The middle ear is the area located immediately behind the eardrum. Tiny bones inside the middle ear transmit sound signals from ...

When patients present with pain in the ear, which is one of the symptoms of otitis media, it is important to make an accurate diagnosis using appropriate techniques, as the pain may be indicative ...