Directory of Otitis Media Resources

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Otitis media or glue ear is a common but poorly understood condition where fluid builds up in the middle ear.

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• Bupa: Glue Ear

  http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/otitis_media.html
  Provides information on this build-up of fluid in the middle ear, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

• Deafness Research UK: Communication Tips for Helping a Child with Glue Ear

  http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/factsheets/glue-ear-tips.pdf
  Provides advice for parents, carers and teachers on communicating better with a child whose hearing is affected by glue ear.

• eMedicine: Otitis Media

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/764006-overview
  Provides an overview of this condition, its pathophysiology, clinical signs, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: Chronic Otitis Media

  http://www.masseyeandear.org/for-patients/patient-guide/patient-education/diseases-and-conditions/chronic-otitis-media/
  Provides information on ear infections.

• Neurotology Research Centre: Otitis Media and Otitis Externa

  http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/unilat/otitis.html
  Timothy C. Hain MD provides definitions of these conditions, their diagnosis, treatment and possible complications.

• NHS Choices: Glue Ear

  http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Glue-ear/
  Information on this condition including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment.

• NHS Choices: Otitis Media

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Otitis-media/
  Provides information on this build-up of fluid in the middle ear. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• Otitis Media: Clinical Trial

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC27282/?tool=pmcentrez
  Randomised, double blind trial of amoxicillin versus placebo for acute otitis media in children aged under 2 years. Results showed that the use of antibiotics was largely ineffective.

• Otolaryngology on Line: Acute Otitis Media

  http://www.drtbalu.com/asom.html
  Dr T Balasubramanian describes this condition, its pathophysiology, clinical features and management.

• Otovent: Glue Ear Symptoms and Treatment

  http://www.gluear.co.uk/parents/what-is-glue-ear.ashx
  Describes how the ear works, what glue ear is, its psychological effects, the symptoms, causes and diagnosis, and surgical and non-surgical treatments.

• Patient: Glue Ear

  http://patient.info/health/glue-ear-leaflet
  Provides information on this condition, its causes, symptoms and treatment.

• University of Maryland Medical Center: Otitis Media

  http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/otitis-media-000121.htm
  Factsheet on this condition including information on a number of different treatment approaches.

• Wikipedia: Otitis Media

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media
  Article on this middle ear infection including its classification, signs and symptoms, causes, progression, diagnosis and treatment.

 

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