Otitis media with effusion Chunfu dai m,d&Ph D Otolaryngology Department Eye Ear Nose Throat Hos pital Fudan University
Otitis media with effusion Chunfu Dai M.D & Ph.D Otolaryngology Department Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital Fudan University
Background otitis media is a multifactorial disease process involving immunology, infectious disease, anatomic considerations, social and socioeconomic issues, and genetics, among other factors Approximately 70% of children below the age of 3 will develop an episode of otitis media
Background ◼ Otitis media is a multifactorial disease process involving immunology, infectious disease, anatomic considerations, social and socioeconomic issues, and genetics, among other factors. ◼ Approximately 70% of children below the age of 3 will develop an episode of otitis media
Background 65-95% of children by the age of 7 years will experience one or more episodes of acute otitis media It remains the commonest cause for visit to the doctor in the pediatric population
Background ◼ 65-95% of children by the age of 7 years will experience one or more episodes of acute otitis media. ◼ It remains the commonest cause for visit to the doctor in the pediatric population
Background Myringotomy was performed in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to treat otitis media During the preantibiotic era, the primary concern was the potential for intracranial complications of acute otitis media In 1954, Armstrong ' s reintroduction of the tympanostomy tube, after that, few true advances in the treatment of otitis media was developed
Background ◼ Myringotomy was performed in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to treat otitis media. ◼ During the preantibiotic era, the primary concern was the potential for intracranial complications of acute otitis media ◼ In 1954, Armstrong’s reintroduction of the tympanostomy tube, after that, few true advances in the treatment of otitis media was developed
Definition OME is an inflammatory condition of the middle ear and mastoid air cell system characterized by accumulation of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute infection
Definition ◼ OME is an inflammatory condition of the middle ear and mastoid air cell system characterized by accumulation of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute infection