Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: Data from cohort studies and untreated groups in
randomized controlled trials can be identified through systematic literature review and …

Background Otitis media with effusion (OME;'glue ear') is common in childhood and surgical
treatment with grommets (ventilation tubes) is widespread but controversial. Objectives To …

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SECRETORY OTITIS : Otology & Neurotology
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SECRETORY OTITIS : Otology & Neurotology Log …

Background Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common and may cause hearing loss with
associated developmental delay. Treatment remains controversial. The effectiveness of …

The relation of infant feeding practices, cigarette smoke exposure, and groupchild care to
the onset and duration of otitis media with effusion (OME) was evaluated in a cohort of 698 …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in The Cochrane Library
in Issue 4, 2006. Otitis media with e usion (OME) or'glue ear'is an accumulation of fluid in the …

Objectives To introduce a new, acquired pathogenetic theory of mesotympanic
cholesteatoma behind an intact eardrum in children and to present some doubts on …

In a Danish school district comprising 387 7-year-old pupils 10 electroacoustic
otoadmittance tests showed in the course of one year a 31% total morbidity of middle ear …

A cross-sectional screening test was done to determine the prevalence of otitis media with
effusion amongst preschool children in two district in Malaysia, namely Kuala Lumpur an …

• Five repetitive tympanometric screenings performed during one year in 288 randomized,
otherwise healthy 4-year-old children showed that 50% of ears changed tympanogram type …