If the middle ear pressure is more negative than –400 dePa, the tympanogram tracing may appear flat, even without a middle ear effusion.

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Most children with middle-ear effusion who are old enough to respond deny that they are having difficulty hearing, even though they generally have some degree of conductive hearing loss.

This buildup of fluid, called a middle ear effusion, can put them at risk for ear infections, hearing loss, and delays in speech and language development.

This buildup of fluid, called a middle ear effusion, can put them at risk for ear infections, hearing loss, and delays in speech and language development.

Before three years of age, 429 children with persistent middle-ear effusion were randomly assigned to have tympanostomy tubes inserted either promptly or up to nine months later if effusion persisted.

The 2013 update also requires middle ear effusion for diagnosis, but it now has to be based on tympanometry or pneumatic otoscopy.

The appearance of a white fluffy area or eschar on the ear drum with or without repeated episodes of ear drainage (possibly painless), especially with a history of TM perforation or a retraction ...

Diagnoses of acute otitis media or suppurative middle ear infection relies chiefly on examination findings of the tympanic membrane. In 2013, the AAP revised its initial 2004 guidelines to include ...

The middle ear can fill up with fluid, exacerbating the problem. This condition is called otitis media with effusion (fluid) and may be misdiagnosed as acute otitis media due to infection.

Middle ear infections (acute otitis media) may lead to fluid buildup in the middle ear, a condition known as otitis media with effusion.