Otolaryngology News

The length of time children experienced otitis media with effusion was decreased among those who had both insertion of tympanostomy tubes and adenoidectomy. These procedures also improved hearing in the short term, according to study results.

During admission for recovery of bacterial meningitis, half of the children with hearing loss reported improvement, according to study results published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Health-related quality of life improved after 13 months in children with otitis media, according to recent study findings published in Family Practice.

ORLANDO, Fla. — There has been an increase in pediatric ingestion-related injuries because of the sale and availability of powerful, neodymium magnets, according to recent study findings presented at the 2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

SAN FRANCISCO — Increased patient charges and antibiotic overuse is caused by unnecessary testing, according to study findings presented here at ID Week 2013.

Otolaryngologic conditions in pediatric patients with HIV have decreased in the post-antiretroviral era, recent data suggest.

Children with severe obstructive sleep apnea before adenotonsillectomy were more likely to experience residual symptoms after surgery, according to findings in a retrospective study.

Children treated with amoxicillin or penicillin for group A streptococcal pharyngitis had higher odds for needing retreatment, according to recent study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

Children treated with amoxicillin or penicillin for group A streptococcal pharyngitis had higher odds for needing retreatment, according to recent study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

Children with acute nontraumatic coma and abnormal tympanometry had increased odds for mortality compared with those with normal tympanometry, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.