Nasal balloon autoinflation can help clear middle ear effusion, improving the quality of life in school-aged children with glue ear

I would like to draw to the attention of readers of the paper by Donaldson ("Surgical Management Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and its Importance in Middle Ear Effusion," Pediatrics 61:6774-6777, 1978) a recent report by Brown et al (Brown MJKM, Richards SH, Ambegaokar AG: "Grommets and Glue Ear—A Five-Year Followup of a Controlled Trial," J R Soc Med 71:353-356, 1978) in which the results of management of seromucinous otitis media were studied in 60 matched pairs of ears by drainage in one ear and conservative management in the other.

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Effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular labyrinth

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s002221510011802x ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 105 (12) ◽

pp. 987-989 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Avishay Golz ◽

S. Thomas Westerman ◽

Liane M. Gilbert ◽

Henry Z. Joachims ◽

Aviram Netzer

Keyword(s):

Adverse Effect ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Vestibular System ◽

Middle Ear Effusion ◽

Select Group ◽

Ventilation Tubes ◽

Ventilating Tubes ◽

Glue Ear ◽

One Year ◽

Ear Effusion

AbstractAlthough middle ear effusion was once described as the most common cause of vestibular disturbance in children, the association between glue ear and symptoms of dysequilibrium has never been quantified objectively.In this study the effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular system of the inner ear was studied in a select group of children suffering from long lasting effusion in the middle ear with no evidence of infection at least one year prior to the study. The results were compared with results obtained from otitis free children, as well as from examinations of children after the insertion of ventilating tubes.The results of this study confirm the assumption that middle ear effusion has an adverse effect on the vestibular system, which can be resolved following the insertion of ventilation tubes.This effect may also contribute to the adverse effect that otitis media has on a child's development.

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Persistent middle ear effusion in the first 3 years of life is not associated with behavior problems or parental stress

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e556882006-003 ◽

2000 ◽

Keyword(s):

Behavior Problems ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Parental Stress ◽

Middle Ear Effusion ◽

Ear Effusion

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A Clinical Research Form for Use in the Documentation of Middle Ear Effusion

Ear and Hearing ◽

10.1097/00003446-199108000-00010 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 296-298 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stanley Yankelowitz ◽

Judith Gravel ◽

Ina Wallace ◽

Pekka Karma

Keyword(s):

Clinical Research ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Middle Ear Effusion ◽

Ear Effusion

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Antibacterial Therapy and Middle Ear Effusions

Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology ◽

10.1177/00034894760850s246 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 85 (2_suppl) ◽

pp. 250-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul A. Shurin

Keyword(s):

Drug Therapy ◽

Effective Treatment ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Middle Ear Effusion ◽

Prolonged Administration ◽

Antimicrobial Drugs ◽

Acute Attacks ◽

Ear Effusion

Antimicrobial drugs chosen for their activity against the causative pathogens of otitis media provide effective treatment for acute attacks. Prolonged administration of some of these agents has recently been shown to be of value in the prevention of symptomatic otitis. The role of drug therapy in the management of chronic or recurrent middle ear effusion is unknown at present.

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