Open AccessA Clinical Trial of Proton Pump Inhibitors to Treat Children with Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion
Author(s) -
Karuna Dewan,
Judith E. C. Lieu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2018.4286
Subject(s) - medicine , tympanostomy tube , effusion , lansoprazole , otitis , placebo , cohort , audiogram , audiometry , middle ear , proton pump inhibitor , hearing loss , surgery , audiology , pathology , alternative medicine , helicobacter pylori
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is considered a cause of otitis media with effusion (OME). This study aimed to investigate whether OME can be effectively treated with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), therefore implicating GER as a causative factor of OME.
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