Accurate diagnosis of AOM in infants and young children may be difficult. The TM may be obscured by cerumen, and subtle changes in the TM can be difficult to discern. Other complicating factors ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most common conditions seen in pediatric practice. A guideline for diagnosis and management was last updated in 2004. [1] Pneumatic otoscopy is the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnoses of acute otitis media or suppurative middle ear infection relies chiefly on examination findings of ...

About 90% of children have otitis media with effusion (OME), or ear fluid, by 5 years of age. Ear fluid is especially prevalent in children with developmental difficulties. Approximately 2.2 million ...

When patients present with pain in the ear, which is one of the symptoms of otitis media, it is important to make an accurate diagnosis using appropriate techniques, as the pain may be indicative of ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently published revisions to the 2004 acute otitis media guidelines in the March issue of Pediatrics. These guidelines provide recommendations for the ...