Open AccessPredictors of Conservative Treatment Outcomes for Adult Otitis Media with Effusion
Author(s) -
Zhengrong Zhong,
Junbo Zhang,
Lei Ren,
Yuhe Liu,
Zhen Zhen,
Shuifang Xiao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/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.2020.8091
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , effusion , conservative treatment , eustachian tube , predictive value , surgery , middle ear
Conservative treatments are usually the preferred choices for newly diagnosed adult otitis media with effusion (OME). This study was performed to explore the efficacy of conservative treatments, including medication and eustachian tube auto-inflation (ETA), for treating OME in adults and to analyze its predictors.