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'''Otitis media''' is an infection of the [[middle ear]], which is located behind the [[eardrum]]. There are two main types of otitis media. In the first, called [[acute otitis media]] (AOM), parts of the ear are infected and swollen, and fluid and mucus are trapped inside the ear. AOM can be quite painful. In the second type, called [[otitis media with effusion]] (fluid), or OME, fluid and mucus remain trapped within the ear after the infection is over, making it more difficult for the ear to fight off new infections. This fluid may adversely affect [[hearing]]. | |||
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Revision as of 10:06, 30 September 2009
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, which is located behind the eardrum. There are two main types of otitis media. In the first, called acute otitis media (AOM), parts of the ear are infected and swollen, and fluid and mucus are trapped inside the ear. AOM can be quite painful. In the second type, called otitis media with effusion (fluid), or OME, fluid and mucus remain trapped within the ear after the infection is over, making it more difficult for the ear to fight off new infections. This fluid may adversely affect hearing.
Treatment
Antiobiotics may increase relapses.[1]
References
- ↑ Recurrence up to 3.5 years after antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in very young Dutch children: survey of trial participants.. PMID 19567910