The treatment of acute otitis media in children. III. A third clinical trial

Rubenstein, Mark M.; McBEAN, James B.; Hedgecock, LeRoy D.; Stickler, Gunnar B.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(65)80471-1

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“…In young children otitis media may present as impaired language and school performance. 5,6,12 In our study 12.9% patients presented with poor or delayed speech development and 6,13 The most confirmatory sign of Otitis media is fluid level or air bubble as seen on otoscope and this was found in 67.74% of our patients. Increased vascularization and increased malleolar vasculature also indicates the possibility of otitis media.…”

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Complications and management of otitis media in children

Keshangari

Katakam

Pyadala

2017

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Otitis media is a main cause of hearing difficulty in children. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of medical treatment in the management of otitis media. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at the department of ENT, MNR Medical College and Hospital, during the period of February 2015 to March 2017. A total of 62 patients were included in this study and standard medical treatment of otitis media was given. All the data were recorded and analyzed. Results: Among 62 patients, 42 (67.7%) completely recovered from the disease while 20 patients (32.25%) did not improve. Conclusions: Conservative treatment is effective in the management of otitis media.

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“…Similar findings were reported by other authors. [15][16][17][18] In our study we did tympanograms in all 62 patients. It was seen that some improvement was due to the treatment with anti-microbial agents.…”

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Complications and management of otitis media in children

Keshangari

Katakam

Pyadala

2017

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Amongst these, 8 trials were excluded (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33), as these were ineligible (Fig. 1).…”

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Efficacy of short course (<4 days) of antibiotics for treatment of acute otitis media in children: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

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“…Our choice of treatment was based on reports of the most effective regimens (13,14). Although a variety of treatments were given in the four villages where we did not intervene, more than half of the children received no treatment or only hydrogen peroxide drops.…”

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