Purpose The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term consequences of early-
life otitis media (OM) and the associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills of school-aged …

Background. Otitis media (OM) or middle ear infection is a common childhood illness and is
most frequent during the crucial first 3 years of life when speech and language categories …

Purpose The aim of the study was to examine whether otitis media (OM) in early childhood
has an impact on language development in later childhood. Methods We analyzed data from …

Objective. As part of a prospective study of possible effects of early-life otitis media on
speech, language, cognitive, and psychosocial development, we tested relationships …

A cohort of lower socioeconomic–economic children who experienced multi and prolonged
episodes of otitis media during their first year of life and followed for 9 years showed that all …

Objective. As part of a study of possible effects of early life otitis media on children's
development, we attempted to determine whether levels of language and communication …

Objective: This article, through a summary of the current literature available, studies the
relationship between recurrent otitis media (OM) and communication (speech and …

Objectives: To study the extent to which otitis media (OM) in childhood is associated with
adult hearing thresholds. Furthermore, to study whether the effects of OM on adult hearing …

As part of a larger study of the potential impact of early-life otitis media (OM) on speech,
language, cognition, and behavior, we studied the degree of association between parent …

Objective. To examine whether otitis media with effusion (OME) and associated hearing loss
during the first 4 years of life are related to the language development and academic …