Allergic inflammation in upper airways can act as a predisposing factor for infectious ear
diseases. There are some evidences about the role of allergic rhinitis in chronic otitis media …

Objective: The etiological role of allergy in the pathogenesis of chronic suppurative otitis
media (CSOM) has not been clearly shown. The aim of this study was to assess the role of …

Materials and Methods: The subjects were 62 adults (23 male, 39 female) with established
CSOM and 61 healthy controls. CSOM was diagnosed when there was a history of chronic …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the role of allergic rhinitis in chronic otitis media (otitis media
with effusion [OME] and chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane) in São Paulo, Brazil …

The existence of a relationship between allergic rhinitis and upper respiratory tract infection
(URI) has not yet been verified. In a prospective study, 64 patients with allergic rhinitis and …

Serum IgE levels and nasal/aural secretion eosinophils and basophilic cells were studied in
84 patients with ear discharge despite previous radical operation, in 83 patients with …

BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the
middle ear space characterized by the accumulation of fluid. Previous investigations have …

Abstract Purpose of Review In the clinical practice, patients affected by chronic rhinosinusitis
(CRS) commonly complain of otologic symptoms. This review aims to describe the available …

The significant incidence of atopy associated with otitis media with effusion (OME) has
suggested a role of allergy in the pathogenesis of OME. Analysis of inflammatory mediators …

A bstract The possible causal role of the nasal mucosa and nasal allergy in chronic otitis
media with or without effusion was studied in 38 young adults by means of nasal …