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Otitis media ENT A condition characterized by inflammation, fluid overproduction–which may rupture the tympanic membrane, providing a portal of entry for bacteria and viruses, purulence, bleeding; MEI is more common in children as their eustachian tubes are shorter, narrower, and more horizontal than adults Risk factors Infections, sinusitis, allergy-induced eustachian tube blockage or adenoidal enlargement, recent illness–lowered resistance, crowding, poor hygiene, heredity, high altitude, cold climate, bottle feeding–with pooling of fluid at the eustachian tube

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