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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The mainstay of treatment for uncomplicated acute | The mainstay of treatment for uncomplicated acute otit media is medical therapy.Myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion is usually reserved for patients with either Chronic otitis media with effusion,recurrent acute [[otitis media]],recurrent otitis media with effusion[[Eustachian tube]] dysfunction,[[Barotrauma]].Tympanocentesis is usually reserved for patients with either Severe [[otalgia]], seriously ill, appearing toxic,Unsatisfactory response to antimicrobial therapy,Potential suppurative complication,OM in a newborn, sick neonate, or patient who is immunologically deficient. | ||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 19 January 2021
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for uncomplicated acute otit media is medical therapy.Myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion is usually reserved for patients with either Chronic otitis media with effusion,recurrent acute otitis media,recurrent otitis media with effusionEustachian tube dysfunction,Barotrauma.Tympanocentesis is usually reserved for patients with either Severe otalgia, seriously ill, appearing toxic,Unsatisfactory response to antimicrobial therapy,Potential suppurative complication,OM in a newborn, sick neonate, or patient who is immunologically deficient.
Indications
The mainstay of treatment for TT is medical therapy.