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AI Decision Support Tool Can Predict Diagnosis of Acute Otitis Media

Tympanic videos classified into AOM versus no AOM had sensitivity of 93.8 percent, specificity of 93.5 percent

Otitis Media Has Impact on Auditory, Language Development

Performance on auditory measure and both sets of language measures poorer for those with history of otitis media

Disparities Seen in Treatment of Middle Ear Infections in U.S. Children

Socially disadvantaged children less likely to receive treatment for recurrent or suppurative otitis media

AI Model May Be Better at Diagnosing Pediatric Ear Infections

On small data set, model achieved 95.5 percent accuracy in assessment of endoscopic ear images compared with 65.0 percent for clinicians

Tympanostomy-Tube Placement No Better for Recurrent Otitis Media

Rate of episodes of acute otitis media not significantly lower with tympanostomy-tube placement versus medical management

A smartphone could be used as a screening tool for detecting the presence of middle ear fluid

Smartphone App Could Help Diagnose Ear Infections

By using smartphone microphone, speaker to assess eardrum mobility, app can detect middle ear fluid
Children with exposure to secondhand marijuana and tobacco smoke have an increased rate of emergency department visitation

Child Secondhand Pot + Tobacco Exposure Ups Risk for ER Visits

Children in the marijuana and tobacco exposure group also had increase in otitis media episodes
For young children with acute otitis media

Age, Tympanogram May ID When to Skip Abx for Acute Otitis Media

Among children age 6 to 35 months, older age and peaked tympanogram at entry linked to reduced risk
Since the introduction of pneumococcal vaccines

Epidemiology of Acute Otitis Media Changed From 2006-2016

Change in proportion of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis causing AOM
Children with tympanostomy tube placement exposed to quinolone ear drops may have an increased risk of perforations requiring tympanoplasty

Quinolone Ear Drops Increase Perforation Risk With Ear Tubes

Risk of perforation may be further exaggerated by ear drops with quinolone plus corticosteroids