ALLMedicine™ Otitis Media Center

May 15th, 2022 - Access to and utilization of perioperative healthcare may influence outcomes in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM); however, the influencing factors are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to assess the associatio...

May 14th, 2022 - In the COVID-19 era, extreme measures of social distancing have contained the spread of common viral respiratory infections, which are involved in the pathogenesis of Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy (ATH), and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion (COME),...

May 10th, 2022 - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) differs from other head and neck (H&N) cancers in its epidemiology and treatment. Unlike other H&N cancers, NPC has a distinct geographical distribution with a much higher incidence in endemic areas, such as southern.

May 10th, 2022 - The common cold is one of the most frequent minor illnesses in the world. A large US-American survey showed that over 70% of the population annually was suffering from at least one viral respiratory tract infection. Also the economic burden in the...

May 6th, 2022 - To identify risk factors associated with acute otitis media treatment failure (AOMTF) among 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) immunized children. In this retrospective study, we identified children <12 years who were admitted to our h...

Feb 10th, 2022 - This executive summary of the guideline update provides evidence-based recommendations for patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy tubes in children. The summary and guideline are intended for any clinician involved in...

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 ...

May 6th, 2017 - To (1) indicate the definition, the disease state, methods of diagnosis, and testing for otitis media with effusion (OME) in childhood (<12 years); and (2) recommend methods of treatment in accordance with the evidence-based consensus reached by t...

May 10th, 2022 - The common cold is one of the most frequent minor illnesses in the world. A large US-American survey showed that over 70% of the population annually was suffering from at least one viral respiratory tract infection. Also the economic burden in the...

Apr 29th, 2022 - Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis in pediatric patients seen for illness in the United States, affects 90% of all children, and is the most common indication for antimicrobial therapy and surgery in young children. Despite many attemp...

Apr 20th, 2022 - The objective of this multicentre study is to evaluate the standard of care of participants diagnosed with Chronic Otitis Media that have already gone through a first middle ear surgery but still have at least a moderate hearing loss. The study ha...

Mar 22nd, 2022 - Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic, heterogeneous disease caused by cilia absence or dysfunction. Impaired function of motile cilia leads to impaired mucociliary clearance, recurrent chest infections, and progressive destruction of the ...

Mar 18th, 2022 - The maternal microbiota is one of the relevant factors in the development of the infant's immune system, whereby the colonization of microbes in human begins at birth, when the newborn baby is exposed to maternal vaginal, gastrointestinal microbio...

May 11th, 2022 - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care doctors in Canada often prescribed antibiotics unnecessarily for respiratory tract infections such as the common cold, sinusitis, and acute bronchitis, according to new research. For some viral condi...

May 10th, 2022 - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) differs from other head and neck (H&N) cancers in its epidemiology and treatment. Unlike other H&N cancers, NPC has a distinct geographical distribution with a much higher incidence in endemic areas, such as southern.

Apr 6th, 2022 - Individuals with a prior diagnosis of pneumonia were significantly more likely to develop chronic otitis media (COM) than those without a history of pneumonia, based on data from a nationwide cohort study of more than 100,000 patients. "Recently, ...

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...