Tympanometry can assist in diagnosing otitis media, but it is not specific enough to be used alone, according to recently published data. Kjell K. Helenius, MD, of the department of pediatrics at ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most common conditions seen in pediatric practice. A guideline for diagnosis and management was last updated in 2004. [1] Pneumatic otoscopy is the ...

I want to review the diagnostic signs of acute otitis media (AOM) and present the results of a national survey of 82 pediatric infectious disease (ID) specialists and 58 pediatric otolaryngology ...

It also offers some insight into the condition of the middle ear (ME), although to a lesser extent. Clinicians utilize an otoscope as part of routine wellness physical examination and when assessing ...

Sixty-five patients presenting to a general pediatric practice for either well baby care or acute illness in the first seven months of life over a two year period with signs of acutely discovered ...