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Ears
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Earaches
... If your child experiences multiple episodes of acute otitis media within a short time, or hearing loss, or chronic otitis media lasts for more than three months, your physician may recommend referral to an otolaryngologist for placement of ventilation tubes, also called pressure-equalization (PE) tubes...
Quick Glossary for Good Ear Health
... Chronic otitis media - when infection of the middle ear persists, leading to possible ongoing damage to the middle ear and eardrum...
Chronic Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection) and Hearing Loss
... Do children lose their hearing for reasons other than chronic otitis media...
Why Do Children Have Earaches?
...The procedure is recommended for treatment of: chronic otitis media with effusion (lasting longer than three months), recurrent acute otitis media (more than three episodes in six months or more than four episodes in 12 months), severe acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and a hearing loss greater than 30 dB, non-responsiveness to antibiotics, and impending mastoiditis or intra-cranial complication due to otitis media...
Why Do Children Have Earaches?
...The procedure is recommended for treatment of: chronic otitis media with effusion (lasting longer than three months), recurrent acute otitis media (more than three episodes in six months or more than four episodes in 12 months), severe acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and a hearing loss greater than 30 dB, non-responsiveness to antibiotics, and impending mastoiditis or intra-cranial complication due to otitis media...