Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear cavity, common amongst young children. The fluid may cause hearing loss. When persistent, it may lead to developmental ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

1 Introduction Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection of the external auditory canal that extends beyond the cutaneous lining, beginning as cellulitis ...

Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common diseases in childhood for which antibiotics are commonly prescribed; a systematic review reported a pooled prevalence of 85.6% in high-income ...

Otitis media remains the most common infection for which children receive antibiotics. Drawing on systematic reviews of the published literature, four leading "ear experts" offer the following ...

Background: Acute otitis media is a common reason for antibiotic prescribing, despite strong evidence that antibiotics provide minimal benefit. Studies have demonstrated that patients' (or parents ...