ALLMedicine™ Otitis Media Center

Jun 30th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Benign lesions of the middle ear comprise a diverse spectrum of local and systemic diseases that have manifestations within the temporal bone. Despite their benign histopathological characteristics, these lesions may be locally...

Jun 30th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Benign lesions of the middle ear comprise a diverse spectrum of local and systemic diseases that have manifestations within the temporal bone. Despite their benign histopathological characteristics, these lesions may be locally...

Jun 30th, 2022 - Benign lesions of the middle ear comprise a diverse spectrum of local and systemic diseases that have manifestations within the temporal bone. Despite their benign histopathological characteristics, these lesions may be locally destructive. Prompt...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common infectious diseases that affects children. Breastfeeding has been linked to a lower risk of AOM in the first three years of childhood. The aim of this study was to identify the association between...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Cholesteatoma is occasionally accompanied by excessive calcification and presumably has different osteogenic dynamics compared to noncholesteatomous chronic otitis media. Cholesteatoma-related sclerotic lesions through the temporal bone can pose m...

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...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Otitis media (OM) is a condition defined as an inflammation of the middle ear and is one of the most commonly diagnosed infections in children, especially amongst those aged below 5 years (1). By 3 years of age, approximately 80% of children have ...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Purpose: Otitis media with effusion is an important problem in childhood. After proper diagnosis, generally 3 months of follow up has been recommended before surgical tympanostomy tube insertion. If the physician can estimate the status of the mid...

Jun 2nd, 2022 - This study will explore the pathogenesis of OME by detecting the exosome in middle ear fluid, nasopharyngeal secretions and peripheral blood in order to identify areas of opportunity for future research and to provide a theoretical basis for drug ...

May 25th, 2022 - Breastfeeding protects children against diseases such as gastrointestinal, asthma, diabetes, otitis media, sudden infant death syndrome and obesity. At the same time, it supports the increase of children's IQ level and brain development. Among the...

May 19th, 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 ...

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...

Feb 15th, 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.