Background: OM is a public health issue that occurs commonly in pediatric population.
Caring for OM may incur significant indirect cost that stems mainly from loss of school or …

Importance Acute otitis media (AOM) is a frequently diagnosed illness in children, yet the
accuracy of diagnosis has been consistently low. Multiple neural networks have been …

BACKGROUND: The relative importance of signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of otitis
media has not been adequately evaluated. This has led to a large degree of variation in the …

We propose a novel automated algorithm for classifying diagnostic categories of otitis
media: acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and no effusion. Acute otitis media …

Background Otitis media is one of the most common childhood diseases worldwide, but
because of lack of doctors and health personnel in developing countries it is often …

Otitis media is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Access to ear specialists and
specialist equipment is rudimentary in many third world countries, and general practitioners …

Objectives/Hypothesis To create a new strategy for monitoring pediatric otitis media (OM),
we developed a brief, reliable, and objective method for automated classification using …

Several studies have shown that in recent years incidence of acute otitis media (AOM) has
declined worldwide. However, related medical, social, and economic problems for patients …

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is fluid accumulation in the middle ear without signs of
systemic infection. OME can cause hearing loss, ear fullness, speech retardation, and a …

OBJECTIVES: Misdiagnosis of acute and chronic otitis media in children can result in
significant consequences from either undertreatment or overtreatment. Our objective was to …