Otalgia secondary prevention
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Overview
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of recurrent acute otitis media include antibiotic profilaxis and surgery.
Secondary Prevention
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of recurrent otitis media include:
- Antibiotic profilaxis
- Myringotomy with placement of tympanostomy tubes
- Adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy[1][2]
References
- ↑ Paradise JL, Bluestone CD, Colborn DK, Bernard BS, Smith CG, Rockette HE; et al. (1999). "Adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy for recurrent acute otitis media: parallel randomized clinical trials in children not previously treated with tympanostomy tubes". JAMA. 282 (10): 945–53. doi:10.1001/jama.282.10.945. PMID 10485679.
- ↑ Kujala T, Alho OP, Luotonen J, Kristo A, Uhari M, Renko M; et al. (2012). "Tympanostomy with and without adenoidectomy for the prevention of recurrences of acute otitis media: a randomized controlled trial". Pediatr Infect Dis J. 31 (6): 565–9. doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e318255ddde. PMID 22466327.