Objective Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common ambulatory surgery
performed on children in the United States. Tympanostomy tubes are most often inserted …

Objectives Eustachian tube dysfunction is a common condition that may lead to otitis media
with effusion, hearing loss and developmental delays in children. We sought to determine …

Objective This executive summary of the guideline update provides evidence-based
recommendations for patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy …

Purpose Cleft palate children have a higher incidence of otitis media with effusion, more
frequent recurrent acute otitis media episodes, and worse conductive hearing losses than …

Background Hearing loss affects over 50% of people in the US across their lifespan and
there is a lack of decision modeling frameworks to inform optimal hearing healthcare …

Objectives To investigate the long-term impact of recurrent otitis media (rOM) and ventilation
tube insertion (VTI) in early childhood on hearing outcomes and middle-ear health three to …

Objectives The impacts of ventilation tube (VT) type and effusion composition on the VT
extrusion rate and complications in children with otitis media remain unclear. This part II …

Abstract Design The objective of this study was to establish whether autoinflation was an
effective intervention in a paediatric audiology service. This was a pragmatic retrospective …

Background: There is a lot of controversy about the role of adenoidectomy and myringotomy
with ventilation tubes insertion (MVT) in management of otitis media with effusion (OME). In …

​​ Hintergrund: Die Eustachische Röhre verbindet das Mittelohr mit dem
Nasenrachenraum, reguliert die Drainage der Mittelohrsekrete und bietet eine …