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chronic otitis media

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chronic otitis media

Recurrent middle ear inflammation.

Aetiology
Mechanical trauma, chemicals, allergies, pathogens; may follow persistent acute OM, extend from mastoiditis or arise in fluid build-up with tympanic membrane rupture or damage to auditory ossicles.
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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 tympanic membrane rupture or damage to auditory ossicles
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Chronic otitis media

Inflammation of the middle ear with signs of infection lasting three months or longer.
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References in periodicals archive
Surgery is the treatment of choice for chronic otitis media. A measurable outcome of the surgical treatment of patients with chronic otitis media is hearing improvement.
Chronic Otitis Media with Granulation Is a Poor Prognostic Factor for Hearing Improvement and Development of Intracranial Complications
Association of adenoid surface biofilm formation and chronic otitis media with effusion.
Is there any association between adenoid biofilm and upper airway infections in pediatric patients?
Hosoglu, "The complications of chronic otitis media: report of 93 cases," Journal of Laryngology and Otology, vol.
Gradenigo's Syndrome and Labyrinthitis: Conservative versus Surgical Treatment
Park, "Prevalence and risk factors of chronic otitis media: the Korean national health and nutrition examination survey 2010-2012," PLoS ONE, vol.
Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Bucket Handle and Cartilage Tympanoplasty Techniques for the Reconstruction of Subtotal or Anterior Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Chronic otitis media (COM) remains a common ear disease.
Meatal obstruction following canal wall down mastoidectomy
The choice of antibiotics for chronic otitis media depends upon their efficacy, safety, availability and cost.
ISOLATION OF MICROFLORA INVOLVED IN CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA AND FINDING ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY IN KHARIAN
Frequency of intra-cranial complications in chronic otitis media. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2005; 17:75-7.
SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF COMMONLY ISOLATED MICROORGANISMS FROM CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA
They cover optical diagnostics in head and neck cancer, stem cells in head and neck cancer, positron emission tomography-computed tomography in head and neck cancer, middle ear implants, tissue hypoxia in chronic otitis media, balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, possibilities and challenges of regenerating hair cells in the inner ear, vestibular implants, and the medical treatment of vascular anomalies.
Recent Advances in Otolaryngology 9
According to the World Health Organization report 2004, the prevalence of chronic otitis media cases in the general population of South East Asia is approximately 5.2%.
Prevalence of Bacteria in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Patients and Their Sensitivity Patterns Against Various Antibiotics in Human Population of Gilgit
The prevalence of atopic disorders in children with chronic otitis media with effusion.
An algorithmic approach to otitis media with effusion: how you proceed will depend on the risk or presence of associated speech, language, and learning delays and the severity of hearing loss
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