This is an update of the 2015 Guidelines developed by the Japan Otological Society and Oto-
Rhino-Laryngeal Society of Japan defining otitis media with effusion (OME) in children …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive investigative technique that is used
to obtain high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) images of biological structures. This …

Objectives: The objective of this work is to determine whether there is a systematic effect of
middle ear effusion volume on wideband acoustic immittance in children with surgically …

A middle ear infection is a prevalent inflammatory disease most common in the pediatric
population, and its financial burden remains substantial. Current diagnostic methods are …

Taking hearing loss as a prevalent sensory disorder, the restricted permeability of blood flow
and the blood-labyrinth barrier in the inner ear pose significant challenges to transporting …

Objectives To identify and review key research advances from the literature published
between 2019 and 2023 on the diagnosis and microbiology of otitis media (OM) including …

Abstract Wideband Absorbance Immittance (WAI) has been available for more than a
decade, however its clinical use still faces the challenges of limited understanding and poor …

Studying the impact of antibiotic treatment on otitis media (OM), the leading cause of primary
care office visits during childhood, is critical to develop appropriate treatment strategies …

Abstract Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) is a diagnostic tool for identifying middle ear
dysfunction. The challenge to its widespread use is difficulty in interpreting the complex data …

As wideband absorbance (WBA) gains popularity, it is essential to understand the impact of
different middle ear pathologies on the absorbance patterns as a function of frequency in …