Quality of life outcomes after ventilating tube insertion for otitis media in an Australian population

Quality of Life after Surgery for Recurrent Otitis Media in a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…[10][11][12] There is little evidence available regarding the impact of operations on QOL in children with otitis media, although several randomized trials have shown the benefits of tympanostomy tubes for children with RAOM. [17][18][19] There is 1 randomized controlled trial on QOL after the placement of tympanostomy tubes, which shows an improvement in QOL with time but without any difference relative to the control group, but the series consisted of children with persistent otitis media with effusion and used generic QOL measurement. [17][18][19] There is 1 randomized controlled trial on QOL after the placement of tympanostomy tubes, which shows an improvement in QOL with time but without any difference relative to the control group, but the series consisted of children with persistent otitis media with effusion and used generic QOL measurement.…”

A systematic review of the effect of tympanostomy tubes in children with recurrent acute otitis media

“…During the last 20 years RAOM has been a more common indication. Two papers found 20-40% of the indications for ventilation tubes now to be RAOM [2,3].…”

“…During the last decades it has become more common to use tympanostomy tubes as a treatment in cases with RAOM as an alternative to long-term or recurrent treatment with antibiotics [1][2][3].…”

Bench and bedside advances in otitis media

“…One such study demonstrated that children with OM had poorer receptive and expressive language at age 2-5 yr (p<.01) 14 . Finally, a number of studies have demonstrated conclusively that children with OM and OME benefit significantly from surgical intervention with improved quality of life 15 (**), 16 . Taken in aggregate, these data can most appropriately be summarized as: healthy children enrolled in a study with aggressive screening procedures to identify children who develop MEE and with minimal difficulty from MEE, such as unilateral fluid, and without significant other health considerations are not likely to have significant developmental delays if monitored closely without surgical intervention.…”