Otitis Media With Effusion

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2001 • 557 citations

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1980 • 444 citations

Meta‐Analysis of Tympanostomy Tube Sequelae

2001 • 422 citations

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1986 • 417 citations

Natural history of untreated otitis media

2003 • 402 citations

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1992 • 357 citations

Effectiveness of Adenoidectomy and Tympanostomy Tubes in the Treatment of Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion

1987 • 348 citations

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1990 • 346 citations

The Antibiotic Paradox

1992 • 340 citations

Otitis Media—Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents

1998 • 298 citations

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2000 • 284 citations

Otitis media with effusion in preschool children.

1985 • 283 citations

Hearing Acuity of Children With Otitis Media With Effusion

1985 • 250 citations

Efficacy of Adenoidectomy for Recurrent Otitis Media in Children Previously Treated With Tympanostomy-Tube Placement

1990 • 242 citations

Use of Antibiotics in Preventing Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and in Treating Otitis Media With Effusion

1993 • 242 citations

A manual for assessing health practices & designing practice policies : the explicit approach

1992 • 231 citations

Otitis Media and Speech and Language: A Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies

2004 • 229 citations

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2001 • 225 citations

Geographic diversity and temporal trends of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States

2003 • 223 citations

Quality of Life for Children With Otitis Media

1997 • 213 citations

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2000 • 206 citations

Effect of Early or Delayed Insertion of Tympanostomy Tubes for Persistent Otitis Media on Developmental Outcomes at the Age of Three Years

2001 • 205 citations

Treatment Efficacy

1998 • 204 citations

The Effect of Ventilation Tubes on Language Development in Infants With Otitis Media With Effusion: A Randomized Trial

2000 • 202 citations

Impact of Tympanostomy Tubes on Child Quality of Life

2000 • 201 citations

Behaviour and developmental effects of otitis media with effusion into the teens

2001 • 195 citations

Language Learning in a Prospective Study of Otitis Media with Effusion in the First Two Years of Life

1990 • 195 citations

Course and outcome of otitis media in earlyinfancy: A prospective study

1984 • 188 citations

Assessing Diagnostic Accuracy and Tympanocentesis Skills in the Management of Otitis Media

2001 • 184 citations

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1985 • 181 citations

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1991 • 181 citations

Potential Physician Malpractice Liability Associated with Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies

2002 • 169 citations

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2003 • 165 citations

The natural history of otitis media with effusion – a three-year study of the incidence and prevalence of abnormal tympanograms in four South West Hampshire Infant and First schools

1994 • 162 citations

Otoscopic diagnosis of middle ear effusion in acute and non-acute otitis media. I. The value of different otoscopic findings

1989 • 161 citations

Listening and Language at 4 Years of Age

1992 • 157 citations

Chronic otitis media with effusion (glue ear) and adenotonsillectomy: prospective randomised controlled study.

1983 • 157 citations

Adenoidectomy and Adenotonsillectomy for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media

1999 • 149 citations

Otitis Media with Effusion in Young Children

1994 • 147 citations

Efficacy of Amoxicillin with and without Decongestant-Antihistamine for Otitis Media with Effusion in Children

1987 • 146 citations

Early surgery compared with watchful waiting for glue ear and effect on language development in preschool children: a randomised trial

1999 • 143 citations

Meta‐Analysis of Antibiotics for the Treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion

1992 • 142 citations

Penicillin in acute otitis media: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial

1981 • 140 citations

Effects of Otitis Media With Effusion on Hearing in the First 3 Years of Life

2000 • 136 citations

Complications of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in 9409 children observed overnight.

1986 • 129 citations

SCREENING FOR OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

1989 • 127 citations

Efficacy of myringotomy with and without tympanostomy tubes for chronic otitis media with effusion

1992 • 126 citations

Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening

2003 • 123 citations

EARLY TREATMENT OF THE UNIVERSAL OTITIS MEDIA OF INFANTS WITH CLEFT PALATE

1974 • 120 citations

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Additional Tympanostomy Tube Insertion in Children

2003 • 119 citations

White Paper on Herbal Products

2000 • 119 citations

The Role of Adjuvant Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy in the Outcome of the Insertion of Tympanostomy Tubes

2001 • 117 citations

Adverse reactions associated with echinacea: the Australian experience

2002 • 117 citations

Otitis Media With Effusion in Children: Binaural Hearing Before and After Corrective Surgery

1991 • 115 citations

Myringotomy With and Without Tympanostomy Tubes for Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion

1989 • 114 citations

Improving the Positive Predictive Value of Screening for Developmental Language Disorder

2000 • 113 citations

Epidemiology of middle ear effusion and tubal dysfunction. A one-year prospective study comprising monthly tympanometry in 387 non-selected 7-year-old children

1981 • 111 citations

Diagnosis, Natural History, and Late Effects of Otitis Media With Effusion: Volume 1. Evidence Report and Evidence Tables: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 55

2003 • 107 citations

Quality and correlates of medical record documentation in the ambulatory care setting

2002 • 104 citations

Otitis Media in Early Childhood in Relation to Children’s School-Age Language and Academic Skills

2002 • 101 citations

Cytokines, Immunoglobulins, and Bacterial Pathogens in Middle Ear Effusions

1995 • 97 citations

Effect of Otitis Media on the Vestibular System in Children

1995 • 97 citations

Otitis media, hearing sensitivity, and maternal responsiveness in relation to language during infancy

1995 • 96 citations

Spontaneous Course and Frequency of Secretory Otitis in 4-Year-Old Children

1982 • 91 citations

Otitis Media and Language Development: A Meta-Analysis

2001 • 88 citations

Behaviour and cognitive outcomes from middle ear disease

1999 • 87 citations

Evidence of eosinophil, neutrophil, and mast‐cell mediators in the effusion of OME patients with and without atopy

2000 • 83 citations

Diagnostic value of tympanometry in infants in clinical practice

1999 • 82 citations

Development of Speech Intelligibility in Children with Recurrent Otitis Media

1983 • 81 citations

Role of allergy in eustachian tube blockage and otitis media with effusion: A review

1996 • 80 citations

Tympanic membrane atrophy, scarring, atelectasis and attic retraction in persistent, untreated otitis media with effusion and following ventilation tube insertion

1994 • 80 citations

Quadriplegia after chiropractic manipulation in an infant with congenital torticollis caused by a spinal cord astrocytoma

1992 • 80 citations

Otitis Media, the Caregiving Environment, and Language and Cognitive Outcomes at 2 Years

1998 • 79 citations

Intranasal Beclomethasone as an Adjunct to Treatment of Chronic Middle Ear Effusion

1998 • 78 citations

Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric Anesthesia

1994 • 74 citations

Prospective Tympanometry in 3-Year-Old Children: A Study of the Spontaneous Course of Tympanometry Types in a Nonselected Population

1979 • 73 citations

Randomised controlled trial of the effect of ventilation tubes (grommets) on quality of life at age 1-2 years

2001 • 73 citations

The Functional Assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

1999 • 73 citations

Acoustic Impedance and Otoscopic Findings in Young Children With Down's Syndrome

1978 • 72 citations

The Effect of Otitis Media with Effusion at Preschool Age on Some Aspects of Auditory Perception at School Age

1994 • 69 citations

The Effect of Short-Term Ventilation Tubes versus Watchful Waiting on Hearing in Young Children with Persistent Otitis Media with Effusion: A Randomized Trial

2001 • 64 citations

Allergy Management of Refractory Serous Otitis Media

1990 • 64 citations

Epidemiology of Secretory Otitis Media a Descriptive Cohort Study

1983 • 64 citations

A randomized comparison of homoeopathic and standard care for the treatment of glue ear in children

1999 • 60 citations

Otitis media, auditory sensitivity, and language outcomes at one year

1988 • 60 citations

Early versus delayed insertion of tympanostomy tubes for persistent otitis media: developmental outcomes at the age of three years in relation to prerandomization illness patterns and hearing levels

2003 • 60 citations

Otitis Media in Early Childhood in Relation to Preschool Language and School Readiness Skills Among Black Children

2000 • 56 citations

Spontaneous Improvement of Secretory Otitis and Impedance Screening

1980 • 54 citations

Speech perception in children with histories of recurrent otitis media

1989 • 54 citations

Evaluation of balance disturbances in children with middle ear effusion

1998 • 54 citations

A Test of Virtual Auditory Localization

1995 • 53 citations

How Accurate Is Parent Rating of Hearing for Children With Otitis Media?

1998 • 53 citations

Physician and Population Determinants of Rates of Middle-Ear Surgery in Ontario

2001 • 53 citations

Systemic Steroid for Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion in Children

2002 • 53 citations

Spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry for the detection of middle ear effusion by pediatricians and parents

1998 • 52 citations

Tympanometry in 3-Year-Old Children

1979 • 50 citations

Comparison of spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry and other diagnostic techniques for detection of middle ear effusion in children with middle ear disease

1998 • 50 citations

Visual-Induced Postural Sway in Children with and without Otitis Media

1998 • 48 citations

The role of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity in otitis media with effusion

1994 • 46 citations

A feasibility study of chiropractic spinal manipulation versus sham spinal manipulation for chronic otitis media with effusion in children

1999 • 45 citations

Efficacy of adenoidectomy for recurrent otitis media in children previously treated with tympanostomy-tube placement. Results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized trials

1990 • 45 citations

Use of antibiotics in preventing recurrent acute otitis media and in treating otitis media with effusion. A meta-analytic attempt to resolve the brouhaha

1993 • 45 citations

Pediatric Resident Training in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Otitis Media

2002 • 44 citations

Randomised controlled trial of early surgery versus watchful waiting for glue ear: the effect on behavioural problems in pre-school children

2000 • 43 citations

Analysis and Presentation of Data on the Natural Course of otitis media with effusion in Children

1990 • 42 citations

Hearing loss and treatment in young Down's syndrome children

1981 • 41 citations

[Hearing capacity and speech production in 417 children with facial cleft abnormalities].

1994 • 35 citations

Spontaneous Improvement of Secretory Otitis:A Long-term Study

1981 • 34 citations

Documentation guidelines: evolution, future direction, and compliance

2001 • 33 citations

Perception of Voicing Cues by Children With Early Otitis Media With and Without Language Impairment

1996 • 33 citations

The effect of very early cleft palate closure on the need for ventilation tubes in the first years of life

1995 • 32 citations

Micropathologic Changes of Pars Tensa in Children With Otitis Media With Effusion

1994 • 31 citations

Specific language impairments: In search of diagnostic markers and genetic contributions

1997 • 31 citations

Middle ear disease in young children with sensorineural hearing loss

1993 • 31 citations

The Impact of Atopy on Neutrophil Activity in Middle Ear Effusion From Children and Adults With Chronic Otitis Media

2002 • 29 citations

Otological and habilitative management of children with down syndrome

1994 • 28 citations

Effect of Otitis Media With Effusion on Gross Motor Ability in Preschool-aged Children: Preliminary Findings

1997 • 28 citations

Histopathological Study of Otitis Media with Effusion

1980 • 27 citations

Laser Myringotomy in Different Age Groups

2001 • 27 citations

Relationship of otitis media and language impairment in adolescents with Down syndrome.

1986 • 27 citations

Serous Otitis Media Associated with Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children

1978 • 26 citations

Risk factors for persistence of bilateral otitis media with effusion

2001 • 25 citations

Telephone reporting in the consultant–generalist relationship

2002 • 24 citations

Long Lasting Nasopharyngeal Foreign Body

2003 • 23 citations

Early Otitis Media and Later Educational Risk

1995 • 23 citations

Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children

2002 • 23 citations

Behavior problems in otitis media

1994 • 23 citations

Persistent otitis media with effusion: can it be predicted? A family practice follow-up study in children aged 6 months to 6 years.

2000 • 22 citations

First Place—Resident Clinical Science Award 1998: Parents cannot detect mild hearing loss in children

1999 • 21 citations

SPECTRAL GRADIENT ACOUSTIC REFLECTOMETRY: DETECTION OF MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION IN SUPPURATIVE ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA

1999 • 21 citations

Adequate Illumination for Otoscopy

1986 • 20 citations

Repetitive Tympanometric Screenings of Two-Year-old Children

1980 • 19 citations

Tympanometry by general practitioners: reliable?

1999 • 19 citations

Otitis media with effusion in children with congenital or early-onset hearing impairment.

2000 • 14 citations

The post-winter prevalence rate of middle ear effusion in four-year-old children, judged by tympanometry

1981 • 13 citations

The effect of otitis media on articulation in children with cerebral palsy

1988 • 6 citations

Ear Infections and Language Development.

2000 • 5 citations

Referrals to Specialists: An exploratory investigation of referrals by 13 General Practitioners to medical and surgical departments

1990 • 5 citations

Under the Mask: A Guide to Feeling Secure and Comfortable During Anesthesia and Surgery

2001 • 2 citations