1. Serous otitis media (SOM) is a condition in which liquid or mucus in the middle ear blocks the eustachian tube. When this happens, fluid can build up in the ear can cause pain or hearing loss. SOM is most common in children, but it can also affect adults.

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    Is serous otitis media an ear infection?
    Be aware that serous otitis media is not an ear infection, otherwise known as acute otitis media. While both have fluid in the middle ear space, fluid with acute otitis media is infected, whereas that is not the case with serous otitis media. An ear infection will change the shape of the eardrum, making it bulge toward the outside of the ear.

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    Should acute otitis media be diagnosed in children with otorrhea?
    These recommendations may not provide the only appropriate approach to the management of this problem. Key Action Statement 1A: Clinicians should diagnose acute otitis media (AOM) in children who present with moderate to severe bulging of the tympanic membrane (TM) or new onset of otorrhea not due to acute otitis externa.

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    What causes serous acute otitis media (Saom)?
    In serous acute otitis media (SAOM), inflammation of the middle ear and the eustachian tube has been identified as the major precipitating factor. Venous or lymphatic stasis in the nasopharynx or the eustachian tube plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of AOM.

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    What conditions can be mistaken for chronic otitis media?
    Other conditions that can be mistaken for chronic otitis media are myringitis and otitis externa (both share the signs of otorrhea), but with a physical examination, the diagnosis can be elucidated. More serious conditions that must also be ruled out are mastoiditis, abscess, and meningitis.

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    Acute Otitis Media - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
    Acute otitis media is defined as an infection of the middle ear space. It is a spectrum of diseases that includes acute otitis media (AOM), chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), and otitis media with effusion (OME). Acute otitis media is the second most common pediatric diagnosis in the emergency...
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    Chronic Suppurative Otitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
    Otitis media is one of the most common causes of fever as a presentation in the pediatric population. Chronic suppurative otitis media, also known as chronic otitis media, is a stage of ear disease in which there is an on-going chronic infection of the middle ear without an intact tympanic membrane....
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    Otitis media - PMC - National Center for Biotechnology Information
    Otitis media (OM) or inflammation of the middle ear (comprising the middle ear cavity and ossicles; Fig. 1) is an umbrella term that encapsulates acute OM (AOM), OM with effusion (OME; ‘glue ear’) and chronic suppurative OM (CSOM)1 (Table 1). These conditions are closely related and can overlap. OM ...
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    Role of Eustachian Dysfunction and Primary Sclerotic Mastoid Pneumatisation Pattern in Aetiology of Squamous Chronic Otitis Media: A Correlative Study
    Squamous Chronic Otitis media (COM) can manifest in passive (retraction pocket) or active form (frank cholesteatoma formation). It could involve Pars flaccida or Posterosuperior portion of pars tensa. Both Pars flaccida and Pars Tensa cholesteatomas begin as retraction pockets [1, 2]. A retraction p...
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    WEBApr 15, 2023 · Acute otitis media (AOM) is defined as an infection of the middle ear and is the second most common pediatric diagnosis in the …

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    Serous Otitis Media: Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment

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    Chronic Suppurative Otitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    WEBJan 31, 2023 · Chronic suppurative otitis media, also known as chronic otitis media, is a stage of ear disease in which there is an on-going chronic infection of the middle ear without an intact tympanic membrane. This …

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    The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media

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    What Is Otosclerosis? Symptoms & Diagnosis| NIDCD

    WEBOtosclerosis is a term derived from oto, meaning “of the ear,” and sclerosis, meaning “abnormal hardening of body tissue.” The condition is caused by abnormal bone remodeling in the middle ear. Bone remodeling is a …

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    Otosclerosis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

    WEBOtosclerosis (oh-tuh-skli-ROH-sis) is a condition that causes hearing loss. The term “oto” means “of the ear” and “sclerosis” means “abnormal hardening of body tissue.” Otosclerosis happens when irregular bone …