A 14-Year Prospective Follow-up Study of Children Treated Early in Life With Tympanostomy Tubes: Part 1: Clinical Outcomes

Increased eustachian tube dysfunction in infants with obstructive sleep apnea

“…A total of 30 patients (31.9%) required two or more MT procedures. This rate is in line with that reported in the literature of 20% to 60% 51–53. Average age at time of first MT procedure was significantly younger in patients who required multiple MT procedures compared to those who only required one MT procedure (11.1 months vs. 15.3 months, P = .000064) (Table III).…”

Surgery for otitis media and infectious susceptibility in 10-year old school children

“…Palva et al [19] found the attic region poorly aerated and proposed this as a mechanism for continued inflammation in ventilated middle ears. Finnish surgeons followed tympanostomy treated children with oto-microscopy for 14 years and found children more prone to continued middle ear inflammation if operated after they were 5 years old [8]. Our population-based result corroborates the clinical study finding a higher risk of otitis media in children operated at a later age in childhood compared to the earlier operated children [8].…”

“…Insertion of tympanostomy tubes improves hearing and is thereby suggested to support cognition and social skills for the individual patient but not necessarily to prevent the inflammatory process itself [8]. In our study, children surgically treated had significantly increased risk for otitis media at school age.…”

Otologic Features in Children With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

“…13 Repeated grommet placements were performed in all the groups owing to the severity of OME. The presence of grommets may induce otorrhea, which is common in young children, 14,15 but all the patients in the present study experienced otorrhea, regardless of the age group. The frequency of otorrhea correlated with the duration of grommet placement, reaching 83% after 18 months in the general pediatric population, 16 but otorrhea seems to be even more frequent (88%) in patients with PCD, regardless of the duration of grommet placement.…”