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Middle Ear Infections in Childhood
Middle Ear Infection is an infection behind the eardrum. It is very common in young children.
Follow the links below to find information on middle ear infections and their effects on children.
Reviewed October 2011
26 Resources Found
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| Title: | Ear infections |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | An ear infection is one of the most common health problems for young children. They can cause pain and distress and can also affect children's hearing. |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Ear problems in children |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Middle ear infections (otitis media) are common in babies and young children. Symptoms include earache, fever and deafness. Middle ear infections can be triggered by a cold. Mild cases clear up by themselves, but more severe infections need medical treatment including antibiotics. 'Glue ear', when the ear fills up with thick fluid, can develop after a middle ear infection. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is fair evidence to show that a daily dose 8.4 g of xylitol (two pieces of chewing gum, five times a day after meals for at least five minutes) can prevent acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media (AOM)) in children without acute upper re... |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Ear infections: middle ear |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | Ear infections are among the most common illnesses in babies and young children. A guide to recognising and treating otitis media. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Middle ear infections |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Babies and young children sometimes get middle ear infections (otitis media). The most common symptoms are earache and fever. Infections can be painful, but usually do not last very long. If the infection is serious, you will need to visit a doctor. Some middle ear infections lead to glue ear, when thick fluid in the middle ear causes slight temporary deafness. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute otitis media is a common disease of childhood, involving inflammation of the space behind the eardrum (the middle ear cleft). Episodes typically involve a fever and a build up of pus that stretches the eardrum causing severe pain. The drum may the... |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glue ear (otitis media with effusion - OME) is sticky fluid in the middle ear that does not cause pain or fever but can reduce hearing. Steroid drugs (taken orally or as nose spray) are sometimes used to try to speed up the resolution of effusion and so... |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for the prevention of acute and chronic suppurative otitis media in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute otitis media (AOM, infection in the middle ear space) is common in children, causing pain and deafness. Most children experience at least one episode and some children suffer recurrent AOM (more than three episodes in six months or four episodes i... |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Once or twice daily versus three times daily amoxicillin with or without clavulanate for the treatment of acute otitis media |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media) is a very common disease in children and may cause pain and hearing loss. Delayed or ineffective treatment may lead to serious complications such as ear drum perforation, sensorineural hearing loss or the ... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Hearing problems in children |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Hearing problems in children can be caused by factors including otitis media (infection of the middle ear), exposure to disease in utero such as rubella (German measles), genetic disorders, exposure to loud noise, and certain diseases including meningitis. Deafness may be temporary or permanent. Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a symptom of hearing damage. Treatment may include antibiotics, removal of wax or foreign object in the ear, hearing aids or speech therapy. A cochlear implant may be considered in the case of severe or profound hearing loss. |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Aboriginal children's health |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Aboriginal children can have many health problems. Babies are more likely to be underweight, but most Aboriginal children in Australia are breastfed which protects against some illnesses. Middle ear infections, malnutrition and exposure to cigarette smoke are also problems for Aboriginal children. |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Evidence suggests that grommets only offer a short-term hearing improvement in children with simple glue ear (otitis media with effusion or OME) who have no other serious medical problems or disabilities. No effect on speech and language development has... |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Ear infections |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Ear infection symptoms may include earache, mild deafness, discharge, fever, headache or itchiness or blisters in the ear. Otitis media (middle ear infection) can lead to burst or ruptured ear drum or glue ear. Babies and children are more vulnerable to ear infection, especially middle ear infection. Treatment for ear infections may include antibiotics or surgery. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Middle ear infections and glue ear |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Sometimes the middle ear can become infected. This is called acute otitis media and occasionally happens when the child has a cold. It can be very painful and the child may have a temperature. |
| Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Title: | Managing otitis media: an evidence-based approach |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Otitis media is a common illness in young children. Historically it has been associated with frequent and severe complications.These days it is usually a mild condition that often resolves without treatment. |
| Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Title: | Short-course antibiotics for acute otitis media |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute otitis media (AOM), or middle ear infection, is a common childhood illness, with more than half of all children having at least one infection by the time they are seven. Although otitis media often resolves without treatment, it is frequently trea... |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Otitis media with effusion (OME - also known as 'glue ear') is a common condition in children, where sticky fluid accumulates in the middle ear. Although the fluid usually resolves without treatment, it may remain and cause long periods of hearing loss.... |
| Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Title: | Adenoidectomy for otitis media in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Both acute and chronic middle ear infections (acute otitis media and chronic otitis media with effusion or 'glue ear') are very common in children. Adenoidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the adenoids and is often performed in these children as ... |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute otitis media (AOM) is common in children, causing pain and deafness. Though AOM usually resolves without treatment, it is often treated with antibiotics. This review found that antibiotics are not very useful for most children with AOM. Antibiotic... |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Otitis media in children - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Otitis media (middle ear infection) is a common childhood illness, and is the most common reason for children being prescribed antibiotics. |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
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