ALLMedicine™ Acute Otitis Media Center

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Ventilation tube (VT) insertion is usually recommended before cochlear implantation (CI) in pediatric cochlear implant candidates with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) or chronic otitis media with effusion (OME). However, there is no consensus o...

Jan 31st, 2023 - The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2006 and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2010 in the UK. PCVs are active immunization for the prevention of invasive disease, pneumonia and acute otitis m...

Jan 14th, 2023 - To study pediatric acute otitis media (AOM) burden fluctuations before and during the first two COVID years, which were characterized by measures to reduce the spread of airborne diseases. We used urinary tract infection (UTI) as a comparison infe...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Contemporary, quantitative data are needed to inform recommendations and decision-making regarding referral and surgeon endorsement of tympanostomy tube placement in young children with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM). A prospective, observati...

Jan 5th, 2023 - The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 1.5% levofloxacin (LVFX) otic solution for the treatment of patients with otitis media. This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial was...

Dec 27th, 2019 - New insights into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute otitis media (AOM) have been gained in recent years. For this reason, the Italian Paediatric Society has updated its 2010 guidelines. A literature search was carried out on PubMed....

Dec 27th, 2019 - In recent years, new information has been acquired regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute otitis media (AOM). The Italian Pediatric Society, therefore, decided to issue an update to the Italian Pediatric Society guidelines publ...

Dec 27th, 2019 - In recent years, new progress has been made regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute otitis media (AOM). The Italian Pediatric Society therefore decided to issue an update to the previous guidelines published in 2010. Literature ...

Mar 14th, 2022 - Updated guidance on acute otitis media from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that anaesthetic and analgesic ear drops be considered for initial treatment of acute otitis media (AOM). The update is intended to...

Feb 16th, 2022 - A practice guideline update from the ENT community on tympanostomy tubes in children reaffirms that tube insertion should not be considered in cases of otitis media with effusion (OME) lasting less than 3 months, or in children with recurrent acut...

Feb 15th, 2022 - Twenty years ago, the dilemma in treating acute otitis media (AOM) was which among 10-plus antibiotics to prescribe. A recent column discussed the evolving pathogen distribution in AOM and its effects on antibiotic choices.1 But here we consider t...

Jan 12th, 2022 - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, pediatricians have been seeing fewer cases of all respiratory illnesses, including acute otitis media (AOM). However, as I prepare this column, an uptick has commenced and likely will continue in an upward trajec...

May 13th, 2021 - The debate over tympanostomy tubes vs antibiotics for recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) in young children is long-standing. Now, results of a randomized controlled trial show that tubes do not significantly lower the rate of episodes compared wit...