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Otalgia secondary prevention

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of recurrent acute otitis media include antibiotic prophylaxis and surgery.

Secondary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of recurrent otitis media include:

  • Antibiotic prophylaxis
  • Myringotomy with the placement of tympanostomy tubes
  • Adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy[1][2]
References

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
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