Tympanostomy Tube Insertion for Otitis Media in Children: A Systematic Review [Internet].

This SBU report reviews the scientific evidence for tympanostomy tube insertion in the tympanic membrane (eardrum) of children with recurrent acute otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear) or long-term episodes of secretory otitis media (with fluid accumulation in the middle ear). Although these conditions eventually heal, approximately 10,000 Swedish children a year have such severe problems due to episodes of pain, reduced quality of life or hearing loss that tympanostomy tube insertion is considered to be warranted.

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