A study found that the reason why otitis media does not heal well and lasts for a long time in elementary school students is ...

Otitis media is a medical condition that is translated from Latin to mean “inflammation of the middle ear.” This infection occurs in the area between the eardrum and the outer ear and can be very ...

Otitis media is an inflammatory infection of the middle ear, commonly following upper respiratory infections, especially in children. It presents with ear pain, fever, hearing loss, and discharge.

As in the immunocompetent child, AOM is common in the first year of life, but with increasing age the HIV-infected child has a higher annual incidence of infections than the immunocompetent child.

The debate over tympanostomy tubes vs antibiotics for recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) in young children is long-standing. Now, results of a randomized controlled trial show that tubes do not ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two ear disorders commonly affect children — acute otitis externa and otitis media with effusion requiring ...

Objectives: Debate continues with respect to a “watch and wait” approach versus immediate antibiotic treatment for the initial treatment of acute otitis media. In this double-blind noninferiority ...

A new cellphone app developed by physician-scientists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media ...

COVID-19 has remained a subject of great curiosity for many scientists and infectious disease specialists. Due to its unique characteristics, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has surprised many in various ways ...

Ofloxacin 0.3%. <6mos: not established. Otitis externa: 6mos–13yrs: 5 drops in affected ear(s) once daily. ≥13yrs: 10 drops in affected ear(s) once daily. Both: treat for 7 days. Acute otitis media: 1 ...