Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Otitis media with effusion

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

No symptoms or portal hearing loss. 
Patients may experience: feeling of fullness, pressure, popping in the ear with swallowing;
Otalgia (rare).

PhysicalFindings

Possible changes to the tympanic membrane: amber or gray color; displacement of the light reflex; mild to severe retraction and accentuated landmarks. On air insufflation, the TM may be immobile. An air-fluid level or bubbles of air may be visible through the TM.

ClinicalTests

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

Observation
If unresolved, myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion
If recurrent in childhood, sometimes adenoidectomy

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/middle-ear-and-tympanic-membrane-disorders/otitis-media-secretory?query=Otitis media