Abstract
• Acute otitis media (AOM) often does not need antibiotic treatment in the first 24 hours of symptoms. Analgesia should be provided. • Recurren AOM (three or more episodes of AOM within a six-month period) should be treated. • Otitis media with effusion (OME) present for at least three months and associated with conductive hearing loss should be treated. • Otitis media associated with damage to the drum or ossicles needs to be treated. • Biofilm is thought to be an aetiological factor in chronic OME.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-21 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Medicine Today |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |