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Yang S, Wu Y, Cheng X, Zhang LW, Yu Y, Wang Y, Wang Y. Harnessing astaxanthin-loaded diselenium cross-linked apotransferrin nanoparticles for the treatment of secretory otitis media. J Control Release 2024; 365:398-411. [PMID: 38007194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Secretory otitis media (SOM) is a clinical condition characterized by the accumulation of fluids and oxidative stress in the middle ear, leading to hearing impairment and infection complications. One potential solution for mitigating oxidative stress associated with SOM is the use of antioxidants such as astaxanthin. However, its effectiveness is limited due to its poor bioavailability and rapid oxidation. Herein, we developed a novel diselenium-crosslinked apotransferrin enriched with astaxanthin (AST@dSe-AFT) nanoparticles to augment the transport of astaxanthin across biological membranes, resulting in increased bioavailability and reduced oxidative stress in SOM. Our research demonstrated that AST@dSe-AFT efficiently accumulated in the middle ear, allowing for controlled delivery of astaxanthin in response to reactive oxygen species and reducing oxidative stress. Additionally, AST@dSe-AFT stimulated macrophages to polarize towards M2 phenotype and neutrophils to polarize towards N2 phenotype, thereby facilitating an anti-inflammatory response and tissue restoration. Importantly, AST@dSe-AFT exhibited no toxicity or adverse effects, suggesting its potential for safety and future clinical translation. Our findings suggested that AST@dSe-AFT represents a promising approach for the treatment of secretory otitis media and other oxidative stress-related disorders.
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- Siqi Yang
- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Pinghai Road, Suzhou 215006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Pinghai Road, Suzhou 215006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Rana M, Connolly R, Tudor-Green B, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AG, MacKeith S. Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 12:CD015255. [PMID: 38088821 PMCID: PMC10718197 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd015255.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear cavity, common amongst young children. The fluid may cause hearing loss. Although most episodes of OME in children resolve spontaneously within a few months, when persistent it may lead to behavioural problems and a delay in expressive language skills. Management of OME includes watchful waiting, medical, surgical and other treatments, such as autoinflation. Oral or topical steroids are sometimes used to reduce inflammation in the middle ear. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects (benefits and harms) of topical and oral steroids for OME in children. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane ENT Register, CENTRAL, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, ICTRP and additional sources for published and unpublished studies on 20 January 2023. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised trials in children aged 6 months to 12 years with unilateral or bilateral OME. We included studies that compared topical or oral steroids with either placebo or watchful waiting (no treatment). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard Cochrane methods. Our primary outcomes, determined by a multi-stakeholder prioritisation exercise, were: 1) hearing, 2) OME-specific quality of life and 3) systemic corticosteroid side effects. Secondary outcomes were: 1) presence/persistence of OME, 2) other adverse effects (including local nasal effects), 3) receptive language skills, 4) speech development, 5) cognitive development, 6) psychosocial outcomes, 7) listening skills, 8) generic health-related quality of life, 9) parental stress, 10) vestibular function and 11) episodes of acute otitis media. We used GRADE to assess the certainty of evidence. Although we included all measures of hearing assessment, the proportion of children who returned to normal hearing was our preferred method to assess hearing, due to challenges in interpreting the results of mean hearing thresholds. MAIN RESULTS We included 26 studies in this review (2770 children). Most studies of oral steroids used prednisolone for 7 to 14 days. Studies of topical (nasal) steroids used various preparations (beclomethasone, fluticasone and mometasone) for between two weeks and three months. All studies had at least some concerns regarding risk of bias. Here we report our primary outcomes and main secondary outcome, at the longest reported follow-up. Oral steroids compared to placebo Oral steroids probably result in little or no difference in the proportion of children with normal hearing after 12 months (69.7% of children with steroids, compared to 61.1% of children receiving placebo, risk ratio (RR) 1.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.97 to 1.33; 1 study, 332 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). There is probably little or no difference in OME-related quality of life (mean difference (MD) in OM8-30 score 0.07, 95% CI -0.2 to 0.34; 1 study, 304 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). Oral steroids may reduce the number of children with persistent OME at 6 to 12 months, but the size of the effect was uncertain (absolute risk reduction ranging from 13.3% to 45%, number needed to treat (NNT) of between 3 and 8; low-certainty evidence). The evidence was very uncertain regarding the risk of systemic corticosteroid side effects, and we were unable to conduct any meta-analysis for this outcome. Oral steroids compared to no treatment Oral steroids may result in little or no difference in the persistence of OME after three to nine months (74.5% children receiving steroids versus 73% of those receiving placebo; RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.17; 2 studies, 258 participants; low-certainty evidence). The evidence on adverse effects was very uncertain. We did not identify any evidence on hearing or disease-related quality of life. Topical (intranasal) steroids compared to placebo We did not identify data on the proportion of children who returned to normal hearing. However, the mean change in hearing threshold after two months was -0.3 dB lower (95% CI -6.05 to 5.45; 1 study, 78 participants; very low-certainty evidence). The evidence suggests that nasal steroids make little or no difference to disease-specific quality of life after nine months (OM8-30 score, MD 0.05 higher, 95% CI -0.36 to 0.46; 1 study, 82 participants; low-certainty evidence). The evidence is very uncertain regarding the effect of nasal steroids on persistence of OME at up to one year. Two studies reported this: one showed a potential benefit for nasal steroids, the other showed a benefit with placebo (2 studies, 206 participants). The evidence was also very uncertain regarding the risk of corticosteroid-related side effects, as we were unable to provide a pooled effect estimate. Topical (intranasal) steroids compared to no treatment We did not identify data on the proportion of children who returned to normal hearing. However, the mean difference in final hearing threshold after four weeks was 1.95 dB lower (95% CI -3.85 to -0.05; 1 study, 168 participants; low-certainty evidence). Nasal steroids may reduce the persistence of OME after eight weeks, but the evidence was very uncertain (58.5% of children receiving steroids, compared to 81.3% of children without treatment, RR 0.72, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.91; 2 studies, 134 participants). We did not identify any evidence on disease-related quality of life or adverse effects. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Overall, oral steroids may have little effect in the treatment of OME, with little improvement in the number of children with normal hearing and no effect on quality of life. There may be a reduction in the proportion of children with persistent disease after 12 months. However, this benefit may be small and must be weighed against the potential for adverse effects associated with oral steroid use. The evidence for nasal steroids was all low- or very low-certainty. It is therefore less clear if nasal steroids have any impact on hearing, quality of life or persistence of OME. Evidence on adverse effects was very limited. OME is likely to resolve spontaneously for most children. The potential benefit of treatment may therefore be small and should be balanced with the risk of adverse effects. Future studies should aim to determine which children are most likely to benefit from treatment, rather than offering interventions to all children.
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- Caroline A Mulvaney
- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- ENT Department, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, UK
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ben Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ashdod, Israel
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
- NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- ENT Department, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Rasheed AM. Is Topical Nasal Steroid Useful for Treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children? Int Tinnitus J 2023; 27:62-67. [PMID: 38050887 DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20230011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion is a common and important pediatric clinical problem; it is the leading cause of hearing impairment in children. Medical treatment remains controversial. AIM To evaluate the usefulness of using topical nasal steroids in the treatment of otitis media with effusion. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between November 2019 and October 2022, a prospective controlled clinical study was carried out in the department of otolaryngology at Al-Jerrahat Teaching Hospital in Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq. This study comprised 40 patients with bilateral otitis media with effusion (23 males, 17 females). Two groups were created for the patients. Patients in group A (20 patients) were treated with mometasone furoate nasal spray; 1 puff (50 µg) in each nostril daily for 2 weeks, while the 20 patients in group B were treated with saline nasal spray; 1 puff in each nostril daily for 2 weeks. At the end of the first and second weeks of treatment, otoscopic examination was used to monitor the patients. At the end of the second post-treatment week, pure tone audiometry and tympanometry were performed again. Normal otoscopic results, a type A tympanogram, and enhanced pure tone hearing threshold average to be ≤20 dB HL within 0, 5, 1, and 4 KHz were used to characterize resolution of OME. The association between two means was determined using an independent sample t-test, while the association between categorical variables was determined using an X2-test. RESULTS At the end of 2nd post-treatment week, there was no significant difference regarding improvement of otitis media with effusion regarding otoscopic, audiometric, and tympanometric results in both groups (P-value >0.05). CONCLUSION Topical nasal steroid is unuseful for the treatment of otitis media with effusion in the short-term.
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- Ahmed Muhei Rasheed
- Department of Surgery-Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Rana M, Connolly R, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AG, MacKeith S. Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 10:CD015254. [PMID: 37870130 PMCID: PMC10591283 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd015254.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear cavity, common amongst young children. The fluid may cause hearing loss. When persistent, it may lead to developmental delay, social difficulty and poor quality of life. Management of OME includes watchful waiting, autoinflation, medical and surgical treatment. Antibiotics are sometimes used to treat any bacteria present in the effusion, or associated biofilms. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects (benefits and harms) of oral antibiotics for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane ENT Information Specialist searched the Cochrane ENT Register, CENTRAL, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, ICTRP and additional sources for published and unpublished studies to 20 January 2023. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials and quasi-randomised trials in children aged 6 months to 12 years with unilateral or bilateral OME. We included studies that compared oral antibiotics with either placebo or no treatment. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard Cochrane methods. Our primary outcomes were determined following a multi-stakeholder prioritisation exercise and were: 1) hearing, 2) otitis media-specific quality of life and 3) anaphylaxis. Secondary outcomes were: 1) persistence of OME, 2) adverse effects, 3) receptive language skills, 4) speech development, 5) cognitive development, 6) psychosocial skills, 7) listening skills, 8) generic health-related quality of life, 9) parental stress, 10) vestibular function and 11) episodes of acute otitis media. We used GRADE to assess the certainty of evidence for each outcome. Although we included all measures of hearing assessment, the proportion of children who returned to normal hearing was our preferred method to assess hearing, due to challenges in interpreting the results of mean hearing thresholds. MAIN RESULTS We identified 19 completed studies that met our inclusion criteria (2581 participants). They assessed a variety of oral antibiotics (including penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides and trimethoprim), with most studies using a 10- to 14-day treatment course. We had some concerns about the risk of bias in all studies included in this review. Here we report our primary outcomes and main secondary outcome, at the longest reported follow-up time. Antibiotics versus placebo We included 11 studies for this comparison, but none reported all of our outcomes of interest and limited meta-analysis was possible. Hearing One study found that more children may return to normal hearing by two months (resolution of the air-bone gap) after receiving antibiotics as compared with placebo, but the evidence is very uncertain (Peto odds ratio (OR) 9.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.51 to 26.18; 20/49 children who received antibiotics returned to normal hearing versus 0/37 who received placebo; 1 study, 86 participants; very low-certainty evidence). Disease-specific quality of life No studies assessed this outcome. Presence/persistence of OME At 6 to 12 months of follow-up, the use of antibiotics compared with placebo may slightly reduce the number of children with persistent OME, but the confidence intervals were wide, and the evidence is very uncertain (risk ratio (RR) 0.89, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.17; 48% versus 54%; number needed to treat (NNT) 17; 2 studies, 324 participants; very low-certainty evidence). Adverse event: anaphylaxis No studies provided specific data on anaphylaxis. Three of the included studies (448 children) did report adverse events in sufficient detail to assume that no anaphylactic reactions occurred, but the evidence is very uncertain (very low-certainty evidence). Antibiotics versus no treatment We included eight studies for this comparison, but very limited meta-analysis was possible. Hearing One study found that the use of antibiotics compared to no treatment may result in little to no difference in final hearing threshold at three months (mean difference (MD) -5.38 dB HL, 95% CI -9.12 to -1.64; 1 study, 73 participants; low-certainty evidence). The only data identified on the return to normal hearing were reported at 10 days of follow-up, which we considered to be too short to accurately reflect the efficacy of antibiotics. Disease-specific quality of life No studies assessed this outcome. Presence/persistence of OME Antibiotics may reduce the proportion of children who have persistent OME at up to three months of follow-up, when compared with no treatment (RR 0.64, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.80; 6 studies, 542 participants; low-certainty evidence). Adverse event: anaphylaxis No studies provided specific data on anaphylaxis. Two of the included studies (180 children) did report adverse events in sufficient detail to assume that no anaphylactic reactions occurred, but the evidence is very uncertain (very low-certainty evidence). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The evidence for the use of antibiotics for OME is of low to very low certainty. Although the use of antibiotics compared to no treatment may have a slight beneficial effect on the resolution of OME at up to three months, the overall impact on hearing is very uncertain. The long-term effects of antibiotics are unclear and few of the studies included in this review reported on potential harms. These important endpoints should be considered when weighing up the potential short- and long-term benefits and harms of antibiotic treatment in a condition with a high spontaneous resolution rate.
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- Caroline A Mulvaney
- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cochrane ENT, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- ENT Department, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ben Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ashdod, Israel
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
- NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- ENT Department, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Wyly DR, DeSchepper A, Nedved A, Lee BR, El Feghaly RE. Appropriateness of Diagnosis and Management for Otitis Media With Effusion in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics. Pediatr Emerg Care 2023; 39:390-392. [PMID: 37159334 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME)'s clinical presentation is often confused with acute otitis media (AOM) by clinicians. Despite OME guidelines recommending watchful waiting with no antibiotics, rates of antibiotic use remain elevated. The aim of this study was to determine the clinician diagnosis validity and the rates of antibiotics prescribed among pediatric OME patients evaluated in 3 urgent care clinics within a pediatric health care system. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed a random sample of encounters for children aged 0 to 18 years with a billing diagnosis of OME in 2019. We recorded clinical symptoms, antibiotic prescribed, and the clinicians' diagnosis. We used the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines to assign an AOM diagnosis and compared those with the clinicians' final diagnoses using Pearson χ 2 . RESULTS Of the 912 eligible charts, clinicians' final diagnoses were as follows: AOM for 271 (29.7%) patients, OME for 638 (70.0%) patients, and no ear pathology for 3 (0.3%) patients. Antibiotics were prescribed for 519 (56.9%) patients; of those, only 242 (46.6%) had a final clinician diagnosis of AOM. Antibiotic prescribing rates were higher when a clinician diagnosed AOM compared with OME (89.3% vs 43.2%; P < 0.001). Per American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, up to 273 (29.9%) patients qualified for an AOM diagnosis, but those were not the same as those diagnosed with AOM by clinicians ( P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS When evaluating children with a billing diagnosis of OME, a third fit a diagnosis of AOM. Clinicians commonly misdiagnosed AOM, but also prescribed antibiotics to almost half of those they diagnose with OME.
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- Donna R Wyly
- From the Division of Urgent Care, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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- School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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Kovalenko SL, Lazareva LA, Azamatova SA. [Efficacy of bioregulative drugs in the treatment of otitis media with effusion associated with rhinosinusitis and adenoiditis]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 2023; 88:13-20. [PMID: 37450385 DOI: 10.17116/otorino20228803113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Improving of otitis media with effusion (OME) with rhinosinusitis (RS) and adenoiditis treatment effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 112 patients 12-18 y.o. with otitis media with effusion, who were divided into 2 groups depending on the treatment scheme. The Group I (the main group) patients treatment included Traumeel S and Euphorbium compositum Nasentropfen S in addition to the standard treatment, and the Group II (comparison), children were prescribed standard therapy. Patients of both groups were divided into 3 subgroups depending on the upper respiratory tract inflammation symptoms: A - patients with adenoiditis; B - with rhinosinusitis and C - combination of adenoiditis and rhinosinusitis. The comparison group (groups IIB and IIC) treatment scheme (children with rhinosinusitis) included topical corticosteroids and the main group patients didn't receive corticosteroids. All patients went through complaints and anamnesis collection, routine otorhinolaryngological and instrumental examination before and after treatment. RESULTS Analysis of treatment results demonstrated high efficacy of multicomponent drugs with low doses of active ingredients in the therapy of patients with OME, regardless of comorbid pathology. Significantly better results were obtained in the patients treated with bioregulatory drugs when comparing the outcomes of OME therapy in combination with adenoiditis (groups IA and IIA). Comparable efficacy results were obtained in the treatment group of patients with OME associated with RS (in groups IB and IIB as well as in groups IC and IIC), where GCS was received in the comparison group. The high efficacy and safety of bioregulatory drugs makes the use of these agents a promising treatment for patients with OME, RS and adenoiditis.
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- S L Kovalenko
- Kuban State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Krasnodar, Russia
- State Budget Medical Organization «Children's city polyclinic No. 1 of Krasnodar», Krasnodar, Russia
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- Kuban State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Krasnodar, Russia
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- Kuban State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Krasnodar, Russia
- Adyghe Republican Hearing Rehabilitation Center of State Budget Organization of Health of Republic of Adygea Adyghe Republican Clinical Hospital Adyghe Republican Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Maykop, Russia
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Goldman RD. Acute otitis media in children 6 months to 2 years of age. Can Fam Physician 2022; 68:589-590. [PMID: 35961722 PMCID: PMC9374071 DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6808589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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QUESTION Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common findings among children in our family medicine office, and we frequently see this illness during seasons with high rates of upper respiratory tract infections. With more widespread pneumococcal immunization, has the rate of AOM declined? What are the current recommendations for antibiotic treatment? ANSWER Although rates of the infection have declined over time with better uptake of vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae, AOM is still prevalent in the pediatric population and may be associated with serious complications that affect hearing and quality of life. Once a diagnosis has been made (based on a combination of acute onset of symptoms, signs of middle ear inflammation, and effusion), treatment of children 6 months to 2 years of age depends on physical examination findings. Children with perforated tympanic membranes and purulent discharge should receive 10 days of systemic antibiotics. For children with more mild symptoms or early AOM, primary care providers should consider either treatment or watchful waiting.
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Sugiyama T, Yoshida S, Kikuchi S, Iino Y. [SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT FOR OTITIS MEDIA AND SINUSITIS ASSOCIATED WITH EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS USING ANTI-IL-5 RECEPTOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY BENRALIZUMAB]. Arerugi 2022; 71:242-247. [PMID: 35569946 DOI: 10.15036/arerugi.71.242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a type of ANCA-related vasculitis. Asthma and sinusitis occur first in the course of EGPA, followed by vasculitis symptoms such as fever, weight loss, and peripheral neuropathy. Otitis media with effusion and sensorineural hearing loss occur occasionally in EGPA patients. Here we report a case of a 39-years-old female patient with asthma that developed at age 37 and sinusitis. The patient was diagnosed with EGPA and treatment was started with oral corticosteroids. During the course of treatment, otitis media with effusion and sensorineural hearing loss developed. Benralizumab was administered for severe asthma. After treatment with benralizumab, the symptoms of asthma, otitis media with effusion and sinusitis dramatically improved. This is the first reported case in which benralizumab was used for treating otitis media and sinusitis associated with EGPA. The findings suggest that benralizumab may be effective for otitis media and sinusitis associated with EGPA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo-kita Medical Center
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo-kita Medical Center
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo-kita Medical Center
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Hullegie S, Venekamp RP, van Dongen TMA, Mulder S, van Schaik W, de Wit GA, Hay AD, Little P, Moore MV, Sanders EAM, Bonten MJM, Bogaert D, Schilder AG, Damoiseaux RAMJ. Topical or oral antibiotics for children with acute otitis media presenting with ear discharge: study protocol of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e052128. [PMID: 34916313 PMCID: PMC8679066 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Around 15%-20% of children with acute otitis media present with ear discharge due to a spontaneous tear or perforation of the eardrum (AOMd). Current guidance recommends clinicians to consider oral antibiotics as first-line treatment in this condition. The opening in the eardrum however should allow topical antibiotics to enter the middle ear directly. Local administration of antibiotics does not expose children to systemic side effects and may put less selective resistance pressure on bacteria. Evidence on the effectiveness of this approach in children with AOMd is lacking. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A primary care-based, open, individually randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. The trial aims to recruit 350 children aged 6 months to 12 years with AOMd and ear pain and/or fever. Participants will be randomised to 7 days of hydrocortisone-bacitracin-colistin eardrops five drops three times daily or amoxicillin oral suspension 50 mg/kg body weight per day, divided over three doses. Parents will keep a daily diary of AOM symptoms, adverse events and complications for 2 weeks. In addition, they will record AOM recurrences, healthcare utilisation and societal costs for 3 months. The primary outcome is the proportion of children without ear pain and fever at day 3. Secondary outcomes include ear pain and fever intensity/severity; days with ear discharge; eardrum perforation at 2 weeks; adverse events during first 2 weeks; costs; and cost effectiveness at 2 weeks and 3 months. The primary analyses will be intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses will be conducted as well. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The medical research ethics committee Utrecht, The Netherlands has given ethical approval (17-400/G-M). Parents/guardians of participants will provide written informed consent. Study results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed medical journals and presented at relevant (inter)national scientific meetings. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER The Netherlands National Trial Register; NTR6723. Date of registration: 27 November 2017.
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- Saskia Hullegie
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Parent and PPI contributor, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Healthcare, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Primary Care Population Science and Medical Education, Aldemoor Health Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care Population Science and Medical Education, Aldemoor Health Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
- evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Li T, Zeng W, Liu R. Effect of Erdosteine on Middle Ear Effusion in Rats by Mediating TLR4 Signaling Pathway. Biomed Res Int 2021; 2021:9968907. [PMID: 34734089 PMCID: PMC8560256 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9968907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The study aimed to investigate the effect of erdosteine on middle ear effusion in rats through mediating the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway. Rats were injected with endotoxin to prepare the model of acute secretory otitis media (SOM). Then, they were divided into an acute SOM model group (model group, n = 15) and erdosteine treatment group (18 mg/kg, gavage, treatment group, n = 15). Besides, a normal group (n = 15) was set up. Two weeks later, routine biochemical indicators such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were detected. The inflammatory effusion due to otitis media was scored. The content of myeloperoxidase (MPO), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), and tumor necrosis factor-beta (TNF-β) in middle ear lavage fluid was detected via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Additionally, histomorphological changes were observed with the help of hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting assays were carried out to measure the expression levels of TLR4 pathway genes and proteins as well as the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression levels of key factors for otitis media (mucin 2 (MUC2) and MUC5A). In the model group, the levels of AST, ALP, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were significantly increased (p < 0.05). Besides, the content of MPO, MMP, and TNF-β was overtly raised in the model group (p < 0.05), while it was notably lowered in the treatment group (p < 0.05). In the treatment group, the cilia were slightly swollen, and inflammatory cells were fewer. The mRNA levels of MUC2, MUC5A, and pathway genes TLR4 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) were elevated in the model group. In addition, the protein assay results revealed that the protein levels of TLR4 and JNK were evidently increased in the model group. Erdosteine can treat the middle ear effusion in rats by repressing the activation of the TLR4 signaling pathway.
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- Te Li
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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Shahan BT, Gauer RL. Otolaryngeal and Oropharyngeal Conditions: Common Ear Conditions. FP Essent 2021; 501:30-37. [PMID: 33595266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ear pain (otalgia) is a common reason for visits to family physician offices and emergency departments. Otalgia is primary when the pathology originates from the ear, and is secondary for disease processes associated with otalgia and an ear examination with normal findings. The most common diagnosis related to otalgia in children and adults is acute otitis media (AOM). It is characterized by an erythematous, bulging, and cloudy tympanic membrane. Otitis media with effusion is the presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane without signs of inflammation. Chronic middle ear effusion is managed definitively with myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement. Tympanic membrane rupture is a common complication after AOM or trauma. Tympanic membranes that do not heal develop chronic infection, leading to chronic suppurative otitis media. Initial management is cleaning and drying of the ear and application of topical antibiotics. Otitis externa is a painful cellulitis of the external auditory canal associated with erythema, edema, and occasional drainage. Cerumen impaction is managed with cerumenolytics, irrigation, or manual extraction. Foreign bodies in the ear are common in children younger than 6 years. Many foreign bodies can be removed with irrigation or forceps.
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- Brian T Shahan
- Uniformed Services University F Edward Hébert School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, 4301 Jones Bridge Road A1038, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799
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- Uniformed Services University F Edward Hébert School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, 4301 Jones Bridge Road A1038, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799
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de Sévaux JL, Venekamp RP, Lutje V, Hak E, Schilder AG, Sanders EA, Damoiseaux RA. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 11:CD001480. [PMID: 33231293 PMCID: PMC8096893 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001480.pub6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior to introducing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), Streptococcus pneumoniae was most commonly isolated from the middle ear fluid of children with acute otitis media (AOM). Reducing nasopharyngeal colonisation of this bacterium by PCVs may lead to a decline in AOM. The effects of PCVs deserve ongoing monitoring since studies from the post-PCV era report a shift in causative otopathogens towards non-vaccine serotypes and other bacteria. This updated Cochrane Review was first published in 2002 and updated in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of PCVs in preventing AOM in children up to 12 years of age. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, LILACS, Web of Science, and two trials registers, ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP, to 11 June 2020. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials of PCV versus placebo or control vaccine. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. The primary outcomes were frequency of all-cause AOM and adverse effects. Secondary outcomes included frequency of pneumococcal AOM and frequency of recurrent AOM (defined as three or more AOM episodes in six months or four or more in one year). We used GRADE to assess the certainty of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS We included 15 publications of 11 trials (60,733 children, range 74 to 37,868 per trial) of 7- to 11-valent PCVs versus control vaccines (meningococcus type C vaccine in three trials, and hepatitis A or B vaccine in eight trials). We included one additional publication of a previously included trial for this 2020 update. We did not find any relevant trials with the newer 13-valent PCV. Most studies were funded by pharmaceutical companies. Overall, risk of bias was low. In seven trials (59,415 children), PCVs were administered in early infancy, whilst four trials (1318 children) included children aged one year and over who were either healthy or had a history of respiratory illness. There was considerable clinical heterogeneity across studies, therefore we reported results from individual studies. PCV administered in early infancy PCV7 The licenced 7-valent PCV with CRM197 as carrier protein (CRM197-PCV7) was associated with a 6% (95% confidence interval (CI) -4% to 16%; 1 trial; 1662 children) and 6% (95% CI 4% to 9%; 1 trial; 37,868 children) relative risk reduction (RRR) in low-risk infants (moderate-certainty evidence), but was not associated with a reduction in all-cause AOM in high-risk infants (RRR -5%, 95% CI -25% to 12%). PCV7 with the outer membrane protein complex of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B as carrier protein (OMPC-PCV7) was not associated with a reduction in all-cause AOM (RRR -1%, 95% CI -12% to 10%; 1 trial; 1666 children; low-certainty evidence). CRM197-PCV7 and OMPC-PCV7 were associated with 20% (95% CI 7% to 31%) and 25% (95% CI 11% to 37%) RRR in pneumococcal AOM, respectively (2 trials; 3328 children; high-certainty evidence), and CRM197-PCV7 with 9% (95% CI -12% to 27%) and 10% (95% CI 7% to 13%) RRR in recurrent AOM (2 trials; 39,530 children; moderate-certainty evidence). PHiD-CV10/11 The effect of a licenced 10-valent PCV conjugated to protein D, a surface lipoprotein of Haemophilus influenzae, (PHiD-CV10) on all-cause AOM in healthy infants varied from 6% (95% CI -6% to 17%; 1 trial; 5095 children) to 15% (95% CI -1% to 28%; 1 trial; 7359 children) RRR (low-certainty evidence). PHiD-CV11 was associated with 34% (95% CI 21% to 44%) RRR in all-cause AOM (1 trial; 4968 children; moderate-certainty evidence). PHiD-CV10 and PHiD-CV11 were associated with 53% (95% CI 16% to 74%) and 52% (95% CI 37% to 63%) RRR in pneumococcal AOM (2 trials; 12,327 children; high-certainty evidence), and PHiD-CV11 with 56% (95% CI -2% to 80%) RRR in recurrent AOM (1 trial; 4968 children; low-certainty evidence). PCV administered at a later age PCV7 We found no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause AOM of administering CRM197-PCV7 in children aged 1 to 7 years with a history of respiratory illness or frequent AOM (2 trials; 457 children; moderate-certainty evidence) and CRM197-PCV7 combined with a trivalent influenza vaccine in children aged 18 to 72 months with a history of respiratory tract infections (1 trial; 597 children; moderate-certainty evidence). CRM197-PCV9 In 1 trial including 264 healthy daycare attendees aged 1 to 3 years, CRM197-PCV9 was associated with 17% (95% CI -2% to 33%) RRR in parent-reported all-cause otitis media (very low-certainty evidence). Adverse events Nine trials reported on adverse effects (77,389 children; high-certainty evidence). Mild local reactions and fever were common in both groups, and occurred more frequently in PCV than in control vaccine groups: redness (< 2.5 cm): 5% to 20% versus 0% to 16%; swelling (< 2.5 cm): 5% to 12% versus 0% to 8%; and fever (< 39 °C): 15% to 44% versus 8% to 25%. More severe redness (> 2.5 cm), swelling (> 2.5 cm), and fever (> 39 °C) occurred less frequently (0% to 0.9%, 0.1% to 1.3%, and 0.4% to 2.5%, respectively) in children receiving PCV, and did not differ significantly between PCV and control vaccine groups. Pain or tenderness, or both, was reported more frequently in PCV than in control vaccine groups: 3% to 38% versus 0% to 8%. Serious adverse events judged to be causally related to vaccination were rare and did not differ significantly between groups, and no fatal serious adverse event judged causally related to vaccination was reported. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Administration of the licenced CRM197-PCV7 and PHiD-CV10 during early infancy is associated with large relative risk reductions in pneumococcal AOM. However, the effects of these vaccines on all-cause AOM is far more uncertain based on low- to moderate-certainty evidence. We found no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause AOM of administering PCVs in high-risk infants, after early infancy, and in older children with a history of respiratory illness. Compared to control vaccines, PCVs were associated with an increase in mild local reactions (redness, swelling), fever, and pain and/or tenderness. There was no evidence of a difference in more severe local reactions, fever, or serious adverse events judged to be causally related to vaccination.
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- Joline Lh de Sévaux
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ziekenhuis St Jansdal, Harderwijk, Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Ede, Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, Netherlands
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- evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care & Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
- National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Center for Infectious Diseases, The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Zhong L, Tan M, Hu W, Lv C, Zhu J, Liu J, Zhou X. Effects of Qing Qiao Capsule in the treatment of chronic secretory otitis media and the levels of serum inflammatory factors. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2020; 66:109-113. [PMID: 32359393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To explore the effects of Qing Qiao Capsule in the treatment of chronic secretory otitis media and the levels of serum inflammatory factors, a total of 50 chronic secretory otitis media patients in the control group were subjected to caefaclor capsule, while the total of 50 cases in the observation group were treated with Qing Qiao Capsule. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, therapeutic effects, and the levels of inflammatory factors were evaluated. After treatment, the scores of deafness, hearing loss, dizziness, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, and fever is hens in palms and soles were significantly decreased in both groups (all P value <0.05). However, each score in the observation group was markedly less than that of the control group (all P value <0.05). Moreover, the C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels measured after treatment were significantly lowered than those before treatment (all P value <0.05). Also, the levels of CRP, PCT and TNF-α in the observation group were obviously less than that of the control group (all P value <0.05). And the total therapeutic efficacy of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). But no significant difference was observed in the rates of adverse reactions between both groups (P>0.05). Application of Qing Qiao Capsule in the treatment of chronic secretory otitis media yields better results, lowers TCM syndrome scores, and alleviates the body's inflammatory response, which is a safe drug in clinical use.
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- Lunkun Zhong
- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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- General Practition of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wanxiang comunity health service center of Pudong New Area of Shanghai, Shanghai, 201313. China
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- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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- Department of ENT, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646000, China
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Min HK, Kim SH, Park MJ, Kim SS, Kim SH, Yeo SG. Bacteriology and resistance patterns of otitis media with effusion. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 127:109652. [PMID: 31466026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Following the increased use of antibiotics, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant species in pediatric patients with otitis media has become a problem in recent years. The aim of this study was to investigate change in bacterial species, antibiotic resistance, and detection rate of highly pathogenic species, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa according to the number of repeated ventilation tube insertion (VTI) procedures in pediatric patients diagnosed with otitis media with effusion (OME). MATERIALS & METHODS From May 2010 to June 2018, 158 patients under 17 years of age who were admitted to the outpatient clinic of Kyung Hee Medical Center and diagnosed as OME and underwent unilateral or bilateral VTI were included in this study. Bacterial cultures were performed on aseptically collected middle ear effusion (MEF) at the time of VTI and antibiotic sensitivity tests were performed on the identified bacteria. RESULTS Bacteria were not identified in 195 (70.1%) cultures and identified in 83 (29.9%) cultures. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) was the most frequently detected species in both the non-recurrent group and the recurrent group. MRSA detection rate was found to be significantly higher in the recurrent group than in the non-recurrent group (p = 0.029). The two groups showed no significant difference in antibiotic resistance against all antibiotics (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Staphylococcus species were detected most frequently in the MEF of pediatric OME patients, and the MRSA detection rate was higher in the recurrent group than in the non-recurrent group. There was no difference in antibiotic sensitivity between the two groups against all antibiotics, but resistance to penicillin G and cefoxitin was newly appeared in patients with repeated detection of same bacterial isolates.
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- Hye Kyu Min
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species and Biomedical Science Institute, School of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Medical Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species and Biomedical Science Institute, School of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Alexandra Hughes
- Clinical Pharmacology, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Clinical Pharmacology, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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Fortanier AC, Venekamp RP, Boonacker CWB, Hak E, Schilder AGM, Sanders EAM, Damoiseaux RAMJ. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 5:CD001480. [PMID: 31135969 PMCID: PMC6537667 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001480.pub5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior to introducing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), Streptococcus pneumoniae was most commonly isolated from middle ear fluid of children with acute otitis media (AOM). Reducing nasopharyngeal colonisation of this bacterium by PCVs may lead to a decline in AOM. The effects of PCVs deserve ongoing monitoring since studies from the post-PCV era report a shift in causative otopathogens towards non-vaccine serotypes and other bacteria. This updated Cochrane Review was first published in 2002 and updated in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The review title was changed (to include the population, i.e. children) for this update. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of PCVs in preventing AOM in children up to 12 years of age. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, LILACS, Web of Science, and trials registers (ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP) to 29 March 2019. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials of PCV versus placebo or control vaccine. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. The primary outcomes were frequency of all-cause AOM and adverse effects. Secondary outcomes included frequency of pneumococcal AOM and frequency of recurrent AOM (defined as three or more AOM episodes in six months or four or more in one year). We used GRADE to assess the quality of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS We included 14 publications of 11 trials (60,733 children, range 74 to 37,868 per trial) of 7- to 11-valent PCVs versus control vaccines (meningococcus type C vaccine in three trials, and hepatitis A or B vaccine in eight trials). We included two additional trials for this update. We did not find any relevant trials with the newer 13-valent PCV. Most studies were funded by pharmaceutical companies. Overall, risk of bias was low. In seven trials (59,415 children) PCVs were administered in early infancy, while four trials (1318 children) included children aged one year and over who were either healthy or had a history of respiratory illness. There was considerable clinical heterogeneity across studies, therefore we did not perform meta-analyses.Adverse eventsNine trials reported on adverse effects (77,389 children; high-quality evidence). Mild local reactions and fever were common in both groups, and occurred more frequently in PCV than in control vaccine groups: redness (< 2.5 cm): 5% to 20% versus 0% to 16%; swelling (< 2.5 cm): 5% to 12% versus 0% to 8%; and fever (< 39 °C): 15% to 44% versus 8% to 25%. More severe redness (> 2.5 cm), swelling (> 2.5 cm), and fever (> 39 °C) occurred less frequently (0% to 0.9%, 0.1% to 1.3%, and 0.4% to 2.5%, respectively in children receiving PCV) and did not differ significantly between PCV and control vaccine groups. Pain or tenderness, or both was reported more frequently in PCV than in control vaccine groups: 3% to 38% versus 0% to 8%. Serious adverse events judged causally related to vaccination were rare and did not differ significantly between groups, and no fatal serious adverse event judged causally related to vaccination was reported.PCV administered in early infancyPCV7The effect of a licenced 7-valent PCV with CRM197 as carrier protein (CRM197-PCV7) on all-cause AOM varied from -5% (95% confidence interval (CI) -25% to 12%) relative risk reduction (RRR) in high-risk infants (1 trial; 944 children; moderate-quality evidence) to 6% (95% CI -4% to 16%; 1 trial; 1662 children) and 6% (95% CI 4% to 9%; 1 trial; 37,868 children) RRR in low-risk infants (high-quality evidence). PCV7 with the outer membrane protein complex of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B as carrier protein (OMPC-PCV7), was not associated with a reduction in all-cause AOM (RRR -1%, 95% CI -12% to 10%; 1 trial; 1666 children; high-quality evidence).CRM197-PCV7 and OMPC-PCV7 were associated with 20% (95% CI 7% to 31%) and 25% (95% CI 11% to 37%) RRR in pneumococcal AOM, respectively (2 trials; 3328 children; high-quality evidence) and CRM197-PCV7 with 9% (95% CI -12% to 27%) to 10% (95% CI 7% to 13%) RRR in recurrent AOM (2 trials; 39,530 children; high-quality evidence).PHiD-CV10/11The effect of a licenced 10-valent PCV conjugated to protein D, a surface lipoprotein of Haemophilus influenzae, (PHiD-CV10) on all-cause AOM varied from 6% (95% CI -6% to 17%; 1 trial; 5095 children) to 15% (95% CI -1% to 28%; 1 trial; 7359 children) RRR in healthy infants (moderate-quality evidence). PHiD-CV11 was associated with 34% (95% CI 21% to 44%) RRR in all-cause AOM (1 trial; 4968 children; high-quality evidence).PHiD-CV10 and PHiD-CV11 were associated with 53% (95% CI 16% to 74%) and 52% (95% CI 37% to 63%) RRR in pneumococcal AOM (2 trials; 12,327 children; high-quality evidence) and PHiD-CV11 with 56% (95% CI -2% to 80%) RRR in recurrent AOM (1 trial; 4968 children; moderate-quality evidence).PCV administered at later agePCV7We found no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause AOM of administering CRM197-PCV7 in children aged 1 to 7 years with a history of respiratory illness or frequent AOM (2 trials; 457 children; high-quality evidence) and CRM197-PCV7 combined with a trivalent influenza vaccine in children aged 18 to 72 months with a history of respiratory tract infections (1 trial; 597 children; high-quality evidence).CRM197-PCV9In 1 trial including 264 healthy day-care attendees aged 1 to 3 years, CRM197-PCV9 was associated with 17% (95% CI -2% to 33%) RRR in parent-reported all-cause OM (low-quality evidence). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Administration of the licenced CRM197-PCV7 and PHiD-CV10 during early infancy is associated with large relative risk reductions in pneumococcal AOM. However, the effects of these vaccines on all-cause AOM is far more uncertain. We found no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause AOM of administering PCVs in high-risk infants, after early infancy (i.e. in children one year and above), and in older children with a history of respiratory illness. Compared to control vaccines, PCVs were associated with an increase in mild local reactions (redness, swelling), fever, and pain and/or tenderness. We found no evidence of a difference in more severe local reactions, fever, or serious adverse events judged causally related to vaccination.
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- Alexandre C Fortanier
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareHP: Str. 6.131PO Box 85500UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareHP: Str. 6.131PO Box 85500UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareHP: Str. 6.131PO Box 85500UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- University GroningenGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyA. Deuslinglaan 19713 AV GroningenNetherlands
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- University College LondonevidENT, Ear Institute330 Grays Inn RoadLondonUKWC1X 8DA
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care & Department of OtorhinolaryngologyUtrechtNetherlands
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- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityDepartment of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious DiseasesPO Box 85090UtrechtNetherlands3508 AB
- The National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentCenter for Infectious DiseasesBilthovenNetherlands
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareHP: Str. 6.131PO Box 85500UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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Xiaorong D, Li M, Xuefeng L, Jian H. Effects of dexamethasone combined with ambroxol hydrochloride on T-Cell subsets and hearing in patients with secretory otitis media. Pak J Pharm Sci 2019; 32:1437-1440. [PMID: 31551228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of dexamethasone combined with ambroxol hydrochloride on T cell subsets and hearing in patients with secretory otitis media. Eighty-six cases of patients with secretory otitis media admitted to "Gansu Provincal Hospital, Lanzhou, China" from September 2016 to September 2018 were regarded as subjects of the study. The patients were divided in two groups according to the digital table method. Among them, the control group was treated with ambroxol hydrochloride, while the study group was treated with dexamethasone combined with ambroxol hydrochloride. The clinical efficacy, T cytokines before and after treatment, auditory threshold and middle ear resonance frequency were observed and compared between the two groups of the patients. SPSS 18.0 software was used to statistically analyze the data. The therapeutic efficacy of the study group was better than that of the control group and the levels of CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ after treatment of the study group were higher than that of the control group (P<0.05), while the content of CD8+ in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). In addition, the auditory threshold of the study group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05), whereas the middle ear resonance frequency was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The application of dexamethasone combined with ambroxol hydrochloride improved the clinical symptoms and restored hearing in the clinical treatment of patients with secretory otitis media and the therapeutic efficacy was ideal.
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- Dong Xiaorong
- Emergency and Critical Intensive Care Unit, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Emergency and Critical Intensive Care Unit, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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Zhang W. Compound shuanghua tablets combined with Western medicine on serum and secretion inflammatory factors in patients with acute secretory otitis media caused by swimming. Pak J Pharm Sci 2018; 31:2805-2808. [PMID: 30630788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To observe and analyze the effect of compound shuanghua tablets combined with western medicine on serum and secretion inflammatory factors in patients with acute secretory otitis media caused by swimming. The 140 patients who had been treated in our hospital for acute secretory otitis media were selected as research objects, all of which were caused by swimming. The patients were divided into two groups, namely the control group accepting routine western drug therapy and the research group accepting compound shuanghua tablets combined with western drug therapy, each group contains 70 patients. The therapeutic effect of patients in two groups were observed and compared. Through observation, the levels of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 were found to be significantly improved in the research group compared with the control group, and the intergroup difference was of statistical significance, p<0.05; The overall treatment efficiency of the research group was significantly higher than that of the control group, with statistical significance, p<0.05. For patients with acute secretory otitis media caused by swimming, the compound shuanghua tablets combined with Western medicine treatment can not only actively reduce various inflammatory factors in middle ear effusion, but also significantly improve the overall treatment efficiency.
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- Wenbo Zhang
- School of Physical Education, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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Francis NA, Cannings-John R, Waldron CA, Thomas-Jones E, Winfield T, Shepherd V, Harris D, Hood K, Fitzsimmons D, Roberts A, Powell C, Gal M, Butler CC. Oral steroids for resolution of otitis media with effusion in children (OSTRICH): a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Lancet 2018; 392:557-568. [PMID: 30152390 PMCID: PMC6099122 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31490-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with persistent hearing loss due to otitis media with effusion are commonly managed by surgical intervention. A safe, cheap, and effective medical treatment would enhance treatment options. Underpowered, poor-quality trials have found short-term benefit from oral steroids. We aimed to investigate whether a short course of oral steroids would achieve acceptable hearing in children with persistent otitis media with effusion and hearing loss. METHODS In this individually randomised, parallel, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial we recruited children aged 2-8 years with symptoms attributable to otitis media with effusion for at least 3 months and with confirmed bilateral hearing loss. Participants were recruited from 20 ear, nose, and throat (ENT), paediatric audiology, and audiovestibular medicine outpatient departments in England and Wales. Participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to sequentially numbered identical prednisolone (oral steroid) or placebo packs by use of computer-generated random permuted block sizes stratified by site and child's age. The primary outcome was audiometry-confirmed acceptable hearing at 5 weeks. All analyses were by intention to treat. This trial is registered with the ISRCTN Registry, number ISRCTN49798431. FINDINGS Between March 20, 2014, and April 5, 2016, 1018 children were screened, of whom 389 were randomised. 200 were assigned to receive oral steroids and 189 to receive placebo. Hearing at 5 weeks was assessed in 183 children in the oral steroid group and in 180 in the placebo group. Acceptable hearing was observed in 73 (40%) children in the oral steroid group and in 59 (33%) in the placebo group (absolute difference 7% [95% CI -3 to 17], number needed to treat 14; adjusted odds ratio 1·36 [95% CI 0·88-2·11]; p=0·16). There was no evidence of any significant differences in adverse events or quality-of-life measures between the groups. INTERPRETATION Otitis media with effusion in children with documented hearing loss and attributable symptoms for at least 3 months has a high rate of spontaneous resolution. A short course of oral prednisolone is not an effective treatment for most children aged 2-8 years with persistent otitis media with effusion, but is well tolerated. One in 14 children might achieve improved hearing but not quality of life. Discussions about watchful waiting and other interventions will be supported by this evidence. FUNDING National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme.
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- Nick A Francis
- Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human Health Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human Health Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK
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- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Child Health Directorate, St David's Children Centre, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of General Paediatrics, Children's Hospital for Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
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La Mantia I, Andaloro C. Effects of salso-bromo-iodine thermal water in children suffering from otitis media with effusion: a randomized controlled pilot study. Clin Ter 2018; 169:e10-e13. [PMID: 29446785 DOI: 10.7417/t.2018.2047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an ear disorder defined by the presence of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute infection. The aim of this randomised and controlled pilot study was to evaluate whether the treatment with a watery salsobromo- iodine solution, administered by nasal douche, could induce ear healing better than isotonic saline in children with OME. METHODS The study was randomized, single-blind, and controlled. Study group (40 children) was treated with salso-bromo-iodine thermal water solution and Control group (40 children) was treated with isotonic saline; both compounds were administered by nasal nebulization with Rinowash nasal douche twice/day for 10 days a month for 3 consecutive months. Tympanogram and audiometry were performed at baseline and after treatment. RESULTS Salso-bromo-iodine therapy shows better and statistically significant trend after treatment when compared to control group both for tympanogram results with greater improvement (represented by type C tympanogram; p = 0.031) and healing (represented by type A tympanogram; p < 0.001) and audiometric results, with higher presence of patients with normal hearing (p = 0.029) and lower among patients with moderate hypoacusis (p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS The current randomized-controlled pilot study demonstrated that watery salso-bromo-iodine solution was effective in the treatment of children with OME.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies, GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania
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- ENT Unit, Santa Marta e Santa Venera Hospital, Acireale, Catania, Italy
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Gülmez Mİ, Okuyucu Ş, Dokuyucu R, Gökçe H. The effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and thymoquinone on otitis media with effusion in rats. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 96:94-99. [PMID: 28390622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of CAPE and thymoquinone in experimental rat otitis media with effusion (OME) model. METHODS Intraoral approach of eustachian tube orifice cauterization were administered to 36 of 40 rats participating the study. After application of exclusion criterias, 22 rats with appropriate conditions were determined. Totally 26 rats (44 otitis model ears and 8 normal ears) were randomly divided into 5 groups. While group I was consisted of healthy rats, the other groups were consisted of rats with otitis model. Group I (saline + control group; n = 8 normal ears) and group II (saline + otitis model; n = 10 otitis model ears) received intraperitoneally saline solution. CAPE was given intraperitoneally to group III (CAPE + otitis model; n = 12 otitis model ears) at a concentration of 10 mg/kg for treatment of otitis media. Group IV (thymoquinone + otitis model; n = 12 otitis model ears) was treated orally with 10 mg/kg of thymoquinone. Group V (methylprednisolone + otitis model; n = 10 otitis model ears) was treated intraperitoneally with 1 mg/kg of methylprednisolone. Tympanic bulla samples were excised after 10th day of treatment and examined under light microscopy. RESULTS Submucosal neutrophil leukocyte count of group I was significantly lower than other groups (II, IV, V) (respectively p < 0,0001, p < 0,001, p < 0,0001, Tukey test), while it was not significantly different from group III (p = 0,056, Tukey test). Submucosal neutrophil leukocyte count of group III was significantly lower than group II and group V (p = 0.029 ve p = 0.03, Tukey test). There was no significant difference between group IV and group V (p = 0,28, Tukey test). CONCLUSION Based on these findings, it could be suggested that CAPE, anti inflammatory properties proven in the literature, plays an important role in OME treatment.
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- Mehmet İhsan Gülmez
- Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Collage, 31030, Hatay, Turkey.
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- Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Collage, 31030, Hatay, Turkey.
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- Department of Physiology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Collage, 31030, Hatay, Turkey.
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- Department of Pathology, Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Collage, 31030, Hatay, Turkey.
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Venekamp RP, Damoiseaux RAMJ, Schilder AGM. Acute Otitis Media in Children. Am Fam Physician 2017; 95:109-110. [PMID: 28084706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This systematic review aimed to assess the clinical evidence supporting the use of herbal medicines (HMs) for the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, AMED, CINAHL and three trial registries were searched up to January 2015. We also searched five Korean medical databases (KoreaMed, RISS, OASIS, DBPIA and KISS) and three Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang and VIP). STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA This study included randomised clinical trials that reported the effects of HM for OME. The primary outcome was the complete resolution of OME at 2 or 3 months post randomisation. Secondary outcomes included the partial or complete resolution at all possible time points and hearing test. Three authors independently screened the titles and abstracts, selected studies and extracted the data relating to trial quality, characteristics and results. RESULTS A total of 2141 potentially relevant studies were identified, of which 17 randomised clinical trials met our inclusion criteria. Most were evaluated as having a high or unclear risk of bias. Tongqiao tablets, Tongqiao huoxue decoctions and Tsumura-Saireito were associated with a lower complete or partial resolution rate when compared with conventional medicines (CMs) (p=0.02, p=0.0001, and p=0.04, respectively), and similar outcomes were observed with Huanglong tonger pills, Erzhang decoctions and Shenling baizhu powder when combined with CM versus CM alone (p<0.00001, p=0.02, and p=0.05, respectively). Tongqiao huoxue decoction plus CM appeared to be more effective than CM in terms of improving the pure tone threshold levels (p=0.0007). Tsumura-Saireito was found to affect the proportion of patients with normalised tympanometry (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS Despite some indications of potential symptom improvement, the evidence regarding the effectiveness and efficacy of HMs for OME is of poor quality and therefore inconclusive. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42013005430.
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- Clinical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Mibyeong Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Roland PS, Dohar JE, Lanier BJ, Hekkenburg R, Lane EM, Conroy PJ, Wall GM, Dupre SJ, Potts SL. Topical Ciprofloxacin/Dexamethasone Otic Suspension is Superior to Ofloxacin Otic Solution in the Treatment of Granulation Tissue in Children with Acute Otitis Media With Otorrhea Through Tympanostomy Tubes. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 130:736-41. [PMID: 15195060 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: Comparison of topical ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic suspension (CIP/DEX) to ofloxacin otic solution (OFL) for treatment of granulation tissue in children with AOMT. STUDY DESIGN: 599 children aged ≥6 months to 12 years with AOMT of up to 3 weeks' duration were enrolled. Patients received either CIP/DEX 4 drops twice daily for 7 days or OFL 5 drops twice daily for 10 days. Granulation tissue severity was graded at clinic visits on days 1, 3, 11, and 18. RESULTS: Granulation tissue was present in 90 of 599 AOMT patients (15.0%) at baseline. CIP/DEX treatment was superior to OFL for reduction of granulation tissue at the day 11 visit (81.3% compared with 56.1%, P = 0.0067) and the day 18 visit (91.7% compared with 73.2%, P = 0.0223). Both topical otic preparations are safe and well tolerated in pediatric patients. CONCLUSION: CIP/DEX was superior to OFL in the treatment of granulation tissue in children with AOMT. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004;130: 736-41.)
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- Peter S Roland
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9035, USA.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of contact diode laser myringotomy (C-LAM), combined with topical mitomycin C, as an alternative method for prolonged middle ear ventilation in children with otitis media with effusion. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective study at a tertiary care pediatric institution. METHODS: Fifteen children enrolled in the study. Mitomycin C was applied to the intact tympanic membrane in the right ears, whereas saline on the left side was used for controls. C-LAM was then performed in all ears. Outcome measures included healing rate and scarring, ear infection, and long-term audiometric follow-up. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in median healing rate. In each group, the median was between the third and fourth month. Normal hearing thresholds were obtained in all children at 2-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: C-LAM proved to be an effective method for medium-term ventilation, but topical mitomycin C before C-LAM did not prolong patency rate in our patients. No significant complication was encountered at 2-year follow-up. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004;130:742-6.)
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- Riccardo D'ereditá
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Vicenza Civil Hospital, Italy.
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Cutler JL, Wall M, Labadie RF. Effects of Ototopic Steroid and NSAIDS in Clearing Middle ear Effusion in an Animal Model. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 135:585-9. [PMID: 17011422 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.06.1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: A model of otitis media with effusion (OME) has been developed in the Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat. This model was used to study the effects of an ototopic steroid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced OME. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-six rats were randomized into 4 groups: saline solution, LPS, NSAID + LPS, and steroids + LPS. Test substance was injected into the middle ear at 0, 2, and 4 hours. The effusion was collected at 2, 4, and 6 hours. Statistical analysis of effusion volume and albumin concentration was performed. RESULTS: The LPS group demonstrated statistically significant increase in both effusion volume and albumin concentration compared with saline solution. Intergroup comparison revealed significantly less effusion volume in the steroid group and less albumin concentration in the NSAID group when compared with the LPS group. CONCLUSIONS: Transtympanic steroid reduced LPS induced middle ear effusion while NSAID reduced albumin concentration in the rat model. SIGNIFICANCE: Our results lend support to the current use of anti-inflammatory ototopicals in the treatment of inflammatory middle ear disease.
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- Jeffrey L Cutler
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8605, USA
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Venekamp RP, Javed F, van Dongen TMA, Waddell A, Schilder AGM. Interventions for children with ear discharge occurring at least two weeks following grommet (ventilation tube) insertion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016; 11:CD011684. [PMID: 27854381 PMCID: PMC6465056 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011684.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ear discharge (otorrhoea) is common in children with grommets (ventilation/tympanostomy tubes); the proportion of children developing discharge ranges from 25% to 75%. The most common treatment strategies include oral broad-spectrum antibiotics, antibiotic eardrops or those containing a combination of antibiotic(s) and a corticosteroid, and initial observation. Important drivers for one strategy over the other are concerns over the side effects of oral antibiotics and the potential ototoxicity of antibiotic eardrops. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefits and harms of current treatment strategies for children with ear discharge occurring at least two weeks following grommet (ventilation tube) insertion. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane ENT Information Specialist searched the ENT Trials Register, CENTRAL (2016, Issue 5), multiple databases and additional sources for published and unpublished trials (search date 23 June 2016). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials comparing at least two of the following: oral antibiotics, oral corticosteroids, antibiotic eardrops (with or without corticosteroid), corticosteroid eardrops, microsuction cleaning of the ear canal, saline rinsing of the ear canal, placebo or no treatment. The main comparison of interest was antibiotic eardrops (with or without corticosteroid) versus oral antibiotics. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Primary outcomes were: proportion of children with resolution of ear discharge at short-term follow-up (less than two weeks), adverse events and serious complications. Secondary outcomes were: proportion of children with resolution of ear discharge at intermediate- (two to four weeks) and long-term (four to 12 weeks) follow-up, proportion of children with resolution of ear pain and fever at short-term follow-up, duration of ear discharge, proportion of children with chronic ear discharge, ear discharge recurrences, tube blockage, tube extrusion, health-related quality of life and hearing. We used GRADE to assess the quality of the evidence for each outcome; this is indicated in italics. MAIN RESULTS We included nine studies, evaluating a range of treatments, with 2132 children who developed acute ear discharge beyond the immediate postoperative period. We judged the risk of bias to be low to moderate in most studies. Antibiotic eardrops (with or without corticosteroid) versus oral antibioticsAntibiotic eardrops with or without corticosteroid were more effective than oral antibiotics in terms of:- resolution of discharge at one week (one study, 42 children, ciprofloxacin eardrops versus amoxicillin: 77% versus 30%; risk ratio (RR) 2.58, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.27 to 5.22; moderate-quality evidence);- resolution of discharge at two weeks (one study, 153 children, bacitracin-colistin-hydrocortisone eardrops versus amoxicillin-clavulanate: 95% versus 56%; RR 1.70, 95% CI 1.38 to 2.08; moderate-quality evidence);- duration of discharge (two studies, 233 children, ciprofloxacin eardrops versus amoxicillin: median 4 days versus 7 days and bacitracin-colistin-hydrocortisone eardrops versus amoxicillin-clavulanate: 4 days versus 5 days; moderate-quality evidence);- ear discharge recurrences (one study, 148 children, bacitracin-colistin-hydrocortisone eardrops versus amoxicillin-clavulanate: 0 versus 1 episode at six months; low-quality evidence); and- disease-specific quality of life (one study, 153 children, bacitracin-colistin-hydrocortisone eardrops versus amoxicillin-clavulanate: difference in change in median Otitis Media-6 total score (range 6 to 42) at two weeks: -2; low-quality evidence).We found no evidence that antibiotic eardrops were more effective in terms of the proportion of children developing chronic ear discharge or tube blockage, generic quality of life or hearing.Adverse events occurred at similar rates in children treated with antibiotic eardrops and those treated with oral antibiotics, while no serious complications occurred in either of the groups. Other comparisons(a) Antibiotic eardrops with or without corticosteroid were more effective thancorticosteroid eardrops in terms of:- duration of ear discharge (one study, 331 children, ciprofloxacin versus ciprofloxacin-fluocinolone acetonide versus fluocinolone acetonide eardrops: median 5 days versus 7 days versus 22 days; moderate-quality evidence).(b) Antibiotic eardrops were more effective than saline rinsing of the ear canal in terms of:- resolution of ear discharge at one week (one study, 48 children, ciprofloxacin eardrops versus saline rinsing: 77% versus 46%; RR 1.67, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.69; moderate-quality evidence);but not in terms of tube blockage. Since the lower limit of the 95% CI for the effect size for resolution of ear discharge at one week approaches unity, a trivial or clinically irrelevant difference cannot be excluded.(c) Eardrops containing two antibiotics and a corticosteroid (bacitracin-colistin-hydrocortisone) were more effective than no treatment in terms of:- resolution of discharge at two weeks (one study; 151 children: 95% versus 45%; RR 2.09, 95% CI 1.62 to 2.69; moderate-quality evidence);- duration of discharge (one study; 147 children, median 4 days versus 12 days; moderate-quality evidence);- chronic discharge (one study; 147 children; RR 0.08, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.62; low-quality evidence); and- disease-specific quality of life (one study, 153 children, difference in change in median Otitis Media-6 total score (range 6 to 42) between groups at two weeks: -1.5; low-quality evidence).We found no evidence that antibiotic eardrops were more effective in terms of ear discharge recurrences or generic quality of life.(d) Eardrops containing a combination of an antibiotic and a corticosteroid were more effective than eardrops containing antibiotics (low-quality evidence) in terms of:- resolution of ear discharge at short-term follow-up (two studies, 590 children: 35% versus 20%; RR 1.76, 95% CI 1.33 to 2.31); and- duration of discharge (three studies, 813 children);but not in terms of resolution of discharge at intermediate-term follow-up or proportion of children with tube blockage. However, there is a substantial risk of publication bias, therefore these findings should be interpreted with caution. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We found moderate to low-quality evidence that antibiotic eardrops (with or without corticosteroid) are more effective than oral antibiotics, corticosteroid eardrops and no treatment in children with ear discharge occurring at least two weeks following grommet insertion. There is some limited, inconclusive evidence that antibiotic eardrops are more effective than saline rinsing. There is uncertainty whether antibiotic-corticosteroid eardrops are more effective than eardrops containing antibiotics only.
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- Roderick P Venekamp
- University Medical Center UtrechtJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care & Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHeidelberglaan 100UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- Bristol University HospitalsENT DepartmentBristolUK
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- University Medical Center UtrechtJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care & Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHeidelberglaan 100UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- Great Western HospitalENT DepartmentMarlborough RoadSwindonUKSN3 6BB
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- Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College LondonevidENT, Ear Institute330 Grays Inn RoadLondonUKWC1X 8DA
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) is characterised by an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear behind an intact tympanic membrane, without the symptoms or signs of acute infection. Since most cases of OME will resolve spontaneously, only children with persistent middle ear effusion and associated hearing loss potentially require treatment. Previous Cochrane reviews have focused on the effectiveness of ventilation tube insertion, adenoidectomy, nasal autoinflation, antihistamines, decongestants and corticosteroids in OME. This review, focusing on the effectiveness of antibiotics in children with OME, is an update of a Cochrane review published in 2012. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefits and harms of oral antibiotics in children up to 18 years with OME. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane ENT Information Specialist searched the ENT Trials Register; Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL 2016, Issue 3); PubMed; Ovid EMBASE; CINAHL; Web of Science; ClinicalTrials.gov; ICTRP and additional sources for published and unpublished trials. The date of the search was 14 April 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials comparing oral antibiotics with placebo, no treatment or therapy of unproven effectiveness in children with OME. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used the standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS Twenty-five trials (3663 children) were eligible for inclusion. Two trials did not report on any of the outcomes of interest, leaving 23 trials (3258 children) covering a range of antibiotics, participants, outcome measures and time points for evaluation. Overall, we assessed most studies as being at low to moderate risk of bias.We found moderate quality evidence (six trials including 484 children) that children treated with oral antibiotics are more likely to have complete resolution at two to three months post-randomisation (primary outcome) than those allocated to the control treatment (risk ratio (RR) 2.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.58 to 2.53; number needed to treat to benefit (NNTB) 5). However, there is evidence (albeit of low quality; five trials, 742 children) indicating that children treated with oral antibiotics are more likely to experience diarrhoea, vomiting or skin rash (primary outcome) than those allocated to control treatment (RR 2.15, 95% CI 1.29 to 3.60; number needed to treat to harm (NNTH) 20).In respect of the secondary outcome of complete resolution at any time point, we found low to moderate quality evidence from five meta-analyses, including between two and 14 trials, of a beneficial effect of antibiotics, with a NNTB ranging from 3 to 7. Time periods ranged from 10 to 14 days to six months.In terms of other secondary outcomes, only two trials (849 children) reported on hearing levels at two to four weeks and found conflicting results. None of the trials reported data on speech, language and cognitive development or quality of life. Low quality evidence did not show that oral antibiotics were associated with a decrease in the rate of ventilation tube insertion (two trials, 121 children) or in tympanic membrane sequelae (one trial, 103 children), while low quality evidence indicated that children treated with antibiotics were less likely to have acute otitis media episodes within four to eight weeks (five trials, 1086 children; NNTB 18) and within six months post-randomisation (two trials, 199 children; NNTB 5). It should, however, be noted that the beneficial effect of oral antibiotics on acute otitis media episodes within four to eight weeks was no longer significant when we excluded studies with high risk of bias. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review presents evidence of both benefits and harms associated with the use of oral antibiotics to treat children up to 16 years with OME. Although evidence indicates that oral antibiotics are associated with an increased chance of complete resolution of OME at various time points, we also found evidence that these children are more likely to experience diarrhoea, vomiting or skin rash. The impact of antibiotics on short-term hearing is uncertain and low quality evidence did not show that oral antibiotics were associated with fewer ventilation tube insertions. Furthermore, we found no data on the impact of antibiotics on other important outcomes such as speech, language and cognitive development or quality of life.Even in situations where clear and relevant benefits of oral antibiotics have been demonstrated, these must always be carefully balanced against adverse effects and the emergence of bacterial resistance. This has specifically been linked to the widespread use of antibiotics for common conditions such as otitis media.
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- Roderick P Venekamp
- University Medical Center UtrechtJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care & Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHeidelberglaan 100UtrechtNetherlands3508 GA
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- UK Cochrane CentreSummertown Pavilion18 ‐ 24 Middle WayOxfordUKOX2 7LG
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- University Medical Center UtrechtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology & Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUtrechtNetherlands
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- Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)Department of Social Dentistry5th Floor, Room 5N03Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004AmsterdamNetherlands1081LA
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- University Medical Center UtrechtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology & Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUtrechtNetherlands
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- University Medical Center UtrechtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology & Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUtrechtNetherlands
- Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College LondonevidENT, Ear Institute330 Grays Inn RoadLondonUKWC1X 8DA
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Acute mastoiditis (AM) is a relatively rare complication of acute otitis media (AOM). The most common pathogens include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. Pneumococcal vaccination and changes in antibiotic prescribing recommendations for AOM may change the incidence of AM in the future. Diagnosis of AM can be made based on clinical presentation, but computed tomography of the temporal bone with contrast should be considered if there is concern for complicated AM. Both extracranial and intracranial complications of AM may occur. Previously, routine cortical mastoidectomy was recommended for AM treatment, but new data suggest that a more conservative treatment approach can be considered, including intravenous (IV) antibiotics alone or IV antibiotics with myringotomy. [Pediatr Ann. 2016;45(5):e176-e179.].
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Jackson D, Law M, Barrett JK, Turner R, Higgins JPT, Salanti G, White IR. Extending DerSimonian and Laird's methodology to perform network meta-analyses with random inconsistency effects. Stat Med 2016; 35:819-39. [PMID: 26423209 PMCID: PMC4973704 DOI: 10.1002/sim.6752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Network meta-analysis is becoming more popular as a way to compare multiple treatments simultaneously. Here, we develop a new estimation method for fitting models for network meta-analysis with random inconsistency effects. This method is an extension of the procedure originally proposed by DerSimonian and Laird. Our methodology allows for inconsistency within the network. The proposed procedure is semi-parametric, non-iterative, fast and highly accessible to applied researchers. The methodology is found to perform satisfactorily in a simulation study provided that the sample size is large enough and the extent of the inconsistency is not very severe. We apply our approach to two real examples.
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- Roderick P Venekamp
- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Yu H, Sun F, Diao X, Xia Q, Zhang Z. [The application research of eustachian tuboplasty assisted with hypothermy plasma ablation in the threatment of adult refractory otitis media with effusion]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2015; 29:1988-1991. [PMID: 26911065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Through the application of eustachian tuboplasty assisted with hypothermy plasma ablation, we evaluate its efficacy in the threatment of adult refractory otitis media with effusion. METHOD We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 48 cases (61 ears) suffering from adult refractory otitis media with effusion from January 2012 to December 2013. According to the admission date, the patients were divided into the control group (17 cases, 22 ears) and the treatment group (31 cases, 39 ears). In the control group, the patients were treated with drugs and physical therapy. In the treatment group, the hypothermy plasma ablation technology was used to ablates the hypertrophic tissues around the eustachian orifice besides the pharmaedogical interventions. The recurrence rate of the two groups were analyzed and compared in 1 year after treatment. Pure tone audiometry and acoustic immittance measurement were taken for the two groups in differernt periods (one week prior to operation, one months, three months, six months and one year after operation respectively) to evaluate their hearing change and the recurrence rate (within six months after treatment and one year respectively) objectively. RESULT In the control group, 2 cases (2 ears) were lost to follow-up, and the recurrence rate was 65% (13/20) in 1 year. In the treatment group, four case were lost to follow-up,and the recurrence rate was 14.3% (5/35) in 1 year. The difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). There were similar hearing improvement in the two groups after treatment in 1 month, but the hearing improvement in the treatment group increased with time. There were no complications occuring during the operation and post-operation. Within a month after operation, the majority of ears(28/35) obtained significant hearing improvement with the decreasing air-bone-gap comparision with the pre-operation (P < 0.01), and the preoperative tympanogram of 16 ears with type B or C turned to type A (P < 0.01). There were no both statistical significance in the variation of air-bone-gap and tympanogram of comparison with results between three months and six months, six months and one year postoperatively (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION This study confirmed the efficacy of eustachian tuboplasty assisted with hypothermy plasma ablation in the threatment of adult refractory otitis media with effusion caused by eustachian tube opening disorder was significant. It can reduce the recurrence rate significantly in one year and allow sustained hearing improvement within three months postoperatively.
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CONCLUSION The results of the study showed that clarithromycin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and, when it is combined with prednisolone, those effects gain strength. OBJECTIVES The present study aims to investigate the effects that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of clarithromycin and/or prednisolone have on experimental otitis media in effusion-induced guinea-pigs. METHOD AND RESULTS In this study, 35-male guinea pigs were randomly divided into five-groups. For the experimental otitis media, intra-tympanic histamine (0.1 ml) was injected into the guinea pigs in all of the groups except the control group. Then, 24-h after the intra-tympanic injections, clarithromycin (15 mg/kg/day) and/or prednisolone (1 mg/kg/day) were applied intraperitoneally to the guinea-pigs for 7-days. The biochemical analysis showed an increase in antioxidant capacity and a decrease in oxidant status and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the clarithromycin group and the prednisolone group and especially in the clarithromycin+prednisolone group, as compared to the experimental group (p < 0.05). In the cytokine analysis, lower levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-17A and higher IL-10 were found in the clarithromycin, prednisolone, and clarithromycin+prednisolone groups than in the experimental group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the histologic analyses showed histopathologic changes in the middle ear mucosa of the experimental group, but comparatively fewer-histopathologic changes were observed in the clarithromycin, prednisolone, and clarithromycin+prednisolone groups.
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- Günay Kozan
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat MD, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital , Erzurum , Turkey
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- Chris Del Mar
- Centre for Research in Evidence Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Research in Evidence Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Pichichero ME. Antibiotics for children with acute otitis media--reply. JAMA 2015; 313:1575. [PMID: 25898063 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.3083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Kaur R, Czup K, Casey JR, Pichichero ME. Correlation of nasopharyngeal cultures prior to and at onset of acute otitis media with middle ear fluid cultures. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:640. [PMID: 25475135 PMCID: PMC4264249 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0640-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine if nasopharyngeal (NP) cultures taken at times of healthy visits or at onset of acute otitis media (AOM) could predict the otopathogen mix and antibiotic-susceptibility of middle ear isolates as determined by middle ear fluid (MEF) cultures obtained by tympanocentesis. METHODS During a 7-year-prospective study of 619 children from Jun 2006-Aug 2013, NP cultures were obtained from 6-30 month olds at healthy visits and NP and MEF (by tympanocentesis) at onset of AOM episodes. RESULTS 2601 NP and 530 MEF samples were collected. During healthy visits, S. pneumoniae (Spn) was isolated from 656 (31.7%) NP cultures compared to 253 (12.2%) for Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and 723 (34.9%) for Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat). At onset of AOM 256 (48.3%) of 530 NP samples were culture positive for Spn, 223 (42%) for NTHi and 251 (47.4%) for Mcat, alone or in combinations. At 530 AOM visits, Spn was isolated from 152 (28.7%) of MEF compared to 196 (37.0%) for NTHi and 104 (19.6%) for Mcat. NP cultures collected at onset of AOM but not when children were healthy had predictive value for epidemiologic antibiotic susceptibility pattern assessments. CONCLUSIONS NP cultures at onset of AOM more closely correlate with otopathogen mix than NP cultures at healthy visits using MEF culture as the gold standard, but the correlation was too low to allow NP cultures to be recommended as a substitute for MEF culture. For epidemiology purposes, antibiotic susceptibility of MEF isolates can be predicted by NP culture results when samples are collected at onset of AOM.
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- Center for Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Rochester General Hospital Research Institute, 1425 Portland Avenue, 14621, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Center for Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Rochester General Hospital Research Institute, 1425 Portland Avenue, 14621, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Otitis Media Research Center, Legacy Pediatrics, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Center for Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Rochester General Hospital Research Institute, 1425 Portland Avenue, 14621, Rochester, NY, USA.
- Otitis Media Research Center, Legacy Pediatrics, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Bhargava R, Chakravarti A. A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of topical intranasal mometasone furoate nasal spray in children of adenoidal hypertrophy with otitis media with effusion. Am J Otolaryngol 2014; 35:766-70. [PMID: 25151658 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the effects of topical intranasal mometasone furoate nasal spray for management of otitis media with effusion in children aged 2-12 years with adenoidal hypertrophy and its impact on change in quality of life. METHOD A prospective randomized double blind interventional placebo control study was conducted. Hundred patients of endoscopic grade 3 or 4 adenoidal hypertrophy aged 2-12 years were enrolled in this study. Among these sixty two patients had persistent bilateral otitis media with effusion more than three months. These were randomly divided into two groups, group A and group B. Group A received mometasone nasal spray for six months and group B received saline nasal spray for the same period. Patients were evaluated with symptom, pure tone audiometry wherever possible, pneumatic otoscopic examination and tympanogram at 0, 8 and 24 weeks. RESULTS Resolution of otitis media with effusion in study group (28 out of 30) was significantly higher as compared control group (16 out of 32) (p value 0.0004). A significant improvement in hearing and symptoms was seen in the study group (p<0.04). Statistically significant change in quality of life was seen with mometasone nasal spray (37.11) as compared to saline nasal spray (11.02) (p value 0.0001). CONCLUSION Mometasone nasal spray appears to be effective for the treatment of otitis media with effusion in patients of adenoidal hypertrophy.
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- Rahul Bhargava
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001, India.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001, India.
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Xie H, Sun W, Que Y, Dai S, Zhen Q. [The analysis of the correlation of tympanic injection of triamcinolone acetonide and middle ear pressure after radiotherapy]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2014; 28:1785-1788. [PMID: 25752115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the correlation of the tympanic injection of triamcinolone acetonide, middle ear pressure (MEP) and radioactive secretory otitis media (RSOM) with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy. METHOD Fifty-two patients suffering NPC without otitis media before radiotherapy were randomly divided into three groups. 17 cases with 34 ears were distributed into treatment group I, and radiotherapy 1 hour before the start of each side of the tympanic cavity injection of triamcinolone acetonide injection, 1-7 weeks 1 times a week. Treatment group I had 17 cases with 34 ears,and radiotherapy 1 hour before the start of each side of the tympanic cavity injection of triamcinolone acetonide injection, 1-12 weeks 1 times a week. And control group consisted of 18 cases with 36 ears who didn't accept such treatment. In all 104 ears, MEP was tested at the begin of radiotherapy and the end of 1st, 2nd, 3rd month after radiotherapy. RESULT From the beginning of radiotherapy to the end of th 1st, 2nd, 3rd month after radiotherapy, the morbidity of RSOM gradually increased and MEP decreased in the treatment group I , II and the control group, in which treatment group II showed the lowest morbidity of RSOM and MEP was maximum (P < 0.01), and the treatment group I showed the lower morbidity of RSOM and MEP was greater (P < 0. 05), while the control group showed the highest morbidity of RSOM and MEP was minimum (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Tympanic injection of triamcinolone acetonide could reduce radiation injury, and medication time was positively correlated with the MEP, and a negative correlation with RSOM morbidity, and the longer treatment, the more significant the effect is. The difference is most obvious at the end of 3rd month after radiotherapy. It may be due to the more active repairation after radiation damage in middle ears, but long-term efficacy must continue to observe.
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Etter F. [Antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media?]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2014; 103:1342-1343. [PMID: 25351698 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a001814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Franziska Etter
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Institut für Hausarztmedizin Universität Zürich, Universitätsspital Zürich
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Rosenfeld RM. Topical antibiotic therapy is superior to systemic antibiotics for acute tympanostomy tube otorrhoea, but may not be necessary for all children. Evid Based Med 2014; 19:132. [PMID: 24778413 DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-101814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Richard M Rosenfeld
- Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Malik SA, Muhammad R, Yousaf M, Shah I. Effectiveness of conservative treatment in the management of secretory otitis media. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2014; 26:337-340. [PMID: 25671942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secretory otitis media is a very important and common ENT disease, especially in the children. The aetiology of Secretory otitis media is multifocal, and the treatment is initially medical or conservative and if it fails then surgery is indicated. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of medical treatment in the management of Secretory otitis media. METHODS This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at the outpatient department of ENT, Ayub Medical Institute (AMI) Abbottabad, from Mar to Sep 2013. A total of 40 patients were included in this study and standard medical treatment of secretory otitis media was given. The patients were followed up at 2nd and then 4th week and results were analysed. RESULTS Both clinical and audiological diagnosis of secretory otitis media was made and patients were followed up at 2nd and 4th week to see the effect of treatment. Among 40 patients, 26 (65%) completely recovered from the disease while 14 patients (35%) did not improve. CONCLUSION Conservative treatment is effective in the management of Secretory otitis media.
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Iino Y, Hara M, Hasegawa M, Matsuzawa S, Shinnabe A, Kanazawa H, Yoshida N. Effect of omalizumab on biomarkers in middle ear effusion in patients with eosinophilic otitis media. Acta Otolaryngol 2014; 134:366-72. [PMID: 24628335 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2013.868601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSIONS Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) concentrations in middle ear effusion (MEE) in patients with eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) were significantly decreased at 3 months after the administration of omalizumab from the baseline level (p < 0.05). This study provides new evidence that omalizumab reduces eosinophilic inflammation in the middle ear and that the reduction of ECP may not be caused by suppression of interleukin (IL)-5 production in the middle ear mucosa. OBJECTIVE EOM is an intractable otitis media characterized by a highly viscous effusion containing eosinophils. We recently reported that anti-IgE therapy using omalizumab was efficacious in the treatment of EOM. To clarify the underlying mechanism, we determined changes in biomarkers in MEE related to eosinophilic inflammation after therapy. METHODS Nine patients with EOM received the anti-IgE agent omalizumab for 3 months. Among them, five patients continued anti-IgE therapy for longer than 1 year. Eight EOM patients without administration of omalizumab were also included in the study as controls. The concentrations of eosinophilic inflammatory markers such as ECP, IgE, IL-4, and IL-5 in MEE were measured before and after the administration of omalizumab. RESULTS After 3 months of omalizumab therapy, the ECP concentration in MEE was significantly reduced from the baseline level (p < 0.05), while no significant change of ECP in the serum was observed. The concentrations of IL-4 and IL-5 in MEE showed no significant change before and after the therapy in EOM patients treated with omalizumab.
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- Yukiko Iino
- Department of Otolaryngology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center , Saitama , Japan
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Kim YH, Son MJ, Kim YE, Lee HW, Lee MS. Oral administration of herbal medicines for the treatment of otitis media with effusion: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e004095. [PMID: 24578537 PMCID: PMC3939645 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the efficacy of the oral administration of herbal medicines for otitis media with effusion through analysing trial data. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Electronic searches of the following 11 databases will be performed: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED, the Cochrane CENTRAL, 3 Chinese databases (CNKI, Wangfang Data and VIP Information) and 5 Korean databases (KoreaMed, Research Information Service System, Korea Studies Information System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS) and DBpia). The selection of the studies, data abstraction and validations will be performed independently by two researchers. DISSEMINATION The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The review will also be disseminated electronically and in print. The review will be updated to inform and guide healthcare practice and policy. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO 2013: CRD42013005430.
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- Yun Hee Kim
- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Medical Culture and Informatics Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Medical Culture and Informatics Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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BACKGROUND Recent guidance for the management of acute otorrhea in children with tympanostomy tubes is based on limited evidence from trials comparing oral antibiotic agents with topical antibiotics. METHODS In this open-label, pragmatic trial, we randomly assigned 230 children, 1 to 10 years of age, who had acute tympanostomy-tube otorrhea to receive hydrocortisone-bacitracin-colistin eardrops (76 children) or oral amoxicillin-clavulanate suspension (77) or to undergo initial observation (77). The primary outcome was the presence of otorrhea, as assessed otoscopically, 2 weeks after study-group assignment. Secondary outcomes were the duration of the initial otorrhea episode, the total number of days of otorrhea and the number of otorrhea recurrences during 6 months of follow-up, quality of life, complications, and treatment-related adverse events. RESULTS Antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops were superior to oral antibiotics and initial observation for all outcomes. At 2 weeks, 5% of children treated with antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops had otorrhea, as compared with 44% of those treated with oral antibiotics (risk difference, -39 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], -51 to -26) and 55% of those treated with initial observation (risk difference, -49 percentage points; 95% CI, -62 to -37). The median duration of the initial episode of otorrhea was 4 days for children treated with antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops versus 5 days for those treated with oral antibiotics (P<0.001) and 12 days for those who were assigned to initial observation (P<0.001). Treatment-related adverse events were mild, and no complications of otitis media, including local cellulitis, perichondritis, mastoiditis, and intracranial complications, were reported at 2 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops were more effective than oral antibiotics and initial observation in children with tympanostomy tubes who had uncomplicated acute otorrhea. (Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development; Netherlands Trial Register number, NTR1481.).
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- Thijs M A van Dongen
- From the Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (T.M.A.D., G.J.M.G.H., R.P.V., M.M.R., A.G.M.S.), and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Surgical Specialties (G.J.M.G.H., R.P.V., A.G.M.S.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Department of Social Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam (G.J.M.G.H.), and the Departments of Operating Rooms and Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.M.R.) - all in the Netherlands; and the Ear Institute, University College London, London (A.G.M.S.)
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Vazquez A, Blake DM, Jyung RW. Eosinophilic otitis media. Ear Nose Throat J 2014; 93:E27. [PMID: 24526488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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- Alejandro Vazquez
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ., USA
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de Jong MAM, Smithuis LOMJO, Stokroos RJ. [Eosinophilic otitis media]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2014; 158:A8044. [PMID: 25387983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is a rare middle ear disease that may closely resemble therapy-resistant otitis media with effusion (OME). The diagnosis is made if eosinophil-rich fluid is present with two or more of the following minor criteria: (a) history of nasal polyps or, (b) bronchial asthma, with (c) viscous fluid in the middle-ear, or (d) conventional otitis media treatment has no effect. CASE DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old male with a history of the ASA triad (bronchial asthma, nasal/ethmoidal polyposis and aspirin intolerance) presented with progressive mixed hearing loss. Otoscopy showed bilateral otitis media with effusion (OME). Conventional treatment of this had no effect. Myringotomy resulted in the evacuation of highly viscous middle-ear effusion containing abundant eosinophils. After treatment with oral corticosteroids his symptoms improved considerably. Following later optimisation of his asthma treatment, corticosteroid treatment was stopped and his hearing remained stable. CONCLUSION The adequate recognition and treatment of EOM will result in the prevention of permanent hearing loss.
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- Monique A M de Jong
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Keel-, Neus- en Oorheelkunde, Maastricht
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