Recurrent otitis media

Recurrent otitis media in children is most common in the first two years of life, comes with a respiratory illness and recurs several times a year.

Causes
Mainly adenoid vegetation or insufficiently developed immune system, allergies, heredity. Gastroesophageal reflux can also be one of the causes.

Prevention
Adenotomy

Therapy
It is always necessary to examine humoral and cellular immunity - then possibly autovaccines, immunomodulation. It is always necessary to treat the recurrence correctly. Climatic treatment (High Tatras, sea) is also important, but for at least 14 days. Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.

related articles

 * Acute otitis media
 * Otitis media secretory
 * Chronic otitis media
 * Hearing
 * Classification of otitis media
 * Acute tubotympanic catarrh
 * Complications of otitis media

Source

 * BENEŠ, Jiří. Studijní materiály [online]. ©2007. [cit. 2009]. .