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Long-term follow-up after recurrent otitis media and ventilation tube insertion: Hearing outcomes and middle-ear health at six years of age

To investigate the long-term impact of recurrent otitis media (rOM) and ventilation tube insertion (VTI) in early childhood on hearing outcomes and middle-ear health three to five years later, in a prospective pregnancy cohort study.

Citation:
Alenezi EMA, Robinson M, Choi RSM, Veselinović T, Richmond PC, Eikelboom RH, Brennan-Jones CG. Long-term follow-up after recurrent otitis media and ventilation tube insertion: Hearing outcomes and middle-ear health at six years of age. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022;163

Keywords:
Grommets; hearing; middle ear health; otitis media; tympanostomy tubes; ventilation tube insertion

Abstract:
To investigate the long-term impact of recurrent otitis media (rOM) and ventilation tube insertion (VTI) in early childhood on hearing outcomes and middle-ear health three to five years later, in a prospective pregnancy cohort study.