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chronic otitis media |
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Chronic otitis media Inflammation of the middle ear with signs of infection lasting three months or longer. Mentioned in: Myringotomy and Ear Tubes chronic otitis media Middle ear infection ENT Recurrent middle ear inflammation due to mechanical trauma, chemicals, allergies, pathogens; COM may follow persistent acute OM, extend from mastoiditis or is linked to fluid build-up with
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| A 53-year-old man presented with chronic otitis media in the right ear and a cholesteatoma in the right ear. All of the children attending each participating center were considered eligible unless they had an underlying chronic illness (immunologic diseases; neoplastic disorders; renal, cardiac, hepatic, or hematologic diseases; bronchodysplasia; Down syndrome; chronic otitis media with effusion) or even a mild acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection at the time of enrollment. Persistent fluid in the middle ear and chronic otitis media can reduce a child's heating at a time that is critical for speech and language development. |
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