Secretory effusion of the tympanum

Causes of glue ear

“…There was no further reference to climate until the 1930s when Schlanser (1938) observed an increased prevalence during the autumn and winter, and Crowe and Baylor (1939) felt that the effect of temperature was important, parents being advised against 'putting the child in an open porch or in a cold room at night". In the 1940s attention focused on variation in climatic conditions (Jones, 1940;Tremble, 1951;Hantman, 1943), which was thought to explain the seasonal effect. However, Eagle (1946) pointed out that a definite association had never actually been demonstrated, while Hall (1949) suggested that the association was indirect via the seasonability of colds.…”

“…Air travel was first suggested in the 1940s following the vast expansion in the number of adult air passengers (Hantman, 1943). This received some support in the Fifties (Tremble, 1951;Samuels, 1955;Watkins, 1955), though Lemon (1962) pointed out that sudden altitude change tends to produce an acute effusion rather than the long-term type seen in glue ear. This is a factor that has never been investigated and has disappeared from the literature.…”

Review of Chronic Secretory Otitis and Allergy

“…Antibiotics are used if evidence of infection exists in the nasopharynx or sinuse~.3~* 39, 55, 6Q, 70 Sinus drainage is used if 65 …”

Middle-ear effusions following acute otitis media in the chinchilla animal model

“…In addition, two double blind, controlled trials have failed to show any substantial benefit from the use of antibiotics (Mygind et al, 1981;Van Buchem et al, 1981). It has also been suggested that the use of antibiotics for acute otitis media may promote the development of chronic middle-ear effusions (Tremble, 1951;Schenk, 1953;Woodward, 1956;Thompson, 1963;Mills et al, 1984). Thus, abandoning the use of antibiotic therapy for otitis media has been suggested by some investigators (Mygind et al, 1981).…”