Objective Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common ambulatory surgery
performed on children in the United States. Tympanostomy tubes are most often inserted …

Objective Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common ambulatory surgery
performed on children in the United States. Tympanostomy tubes are most often inserted …

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to synthesize evidence for the effectiveness of
tympanostomy tubes in children with chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent acute …

Objective To determine which factors predict development of chronic suppurative otitis
media (CSOM) in children. Design Case-control study, with univariate and multivariate …

Background To prevent later developmental impairments, myringotomy with the insertion of
tympanostomy tubes has often been undertaken in young children who have persistent otitis …

Objective. One current practice guideline recommends myringotomy with tympanostomy
tube insertion (M&T) for young children in whom middle-ear effusion (MEE) has persisted for …

Background Official recommendations differ regarding tympanostomy-tube placement for
children with recurrent acute otitis media. Methods We randomly assigned children 6 to 35 …

Background A main indication for the insertion of tympanostomy tubes in infants and young
children is persistent otitis media with effusion, reflecting concern that this condition may …

Objective. To characterize the occurrence of tube otorrhea after tympanostomy-tube
placement (TTP) for persistent middle-ear effusion (MEE) in a group of otherwise healthy …

Background The objective benefits of tympanostomy tubes for otitis media are well
established, but the subjective impact of surgery on child quality of life (QOL) has not been …