SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Air Pollution and Otitis Media in Children: A Systematic Review of Literature.
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- Associations between Particulate Matter and Otitis Media in Children: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Trends in otitis media burden among BRICS from 1990 to 2023 and projections to 2040: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the 2023 global burden of disease study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Systems perspectives on pediatric otitis media: environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and biomarker-guided interventions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Gestational and postnatal exposures to fine particulate matter (PMEnvironmental research · 2025Article
- Climate and environmental crisis: effects on ear and hearing health in Australia and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- Fine particulate matter from burning oil and gas and associated neurological symptoms among Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup workers.Environmental science. Processes & impacts · 2025Article
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- Global, regional, and national burden of neonatal otitis media attributable to PM2.5 air pollution: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- How air pollution fuels respiratory infections in children: current insights.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Association of ambient air pollution and Air Quality Index with risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Perinatal exposure to traffic related air pollutants and the risk of infection in the first six months of life: a cohort study from a low-middle income country.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Dissecting heritability, environmental risk, and air pollution causal effects using > 50 million individuals in MarketScan.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Warm season ambient ozone and children's health in the USA.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure on the Eustachian Tube and Middle Ear Mucosa of Rats.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- The Notorious Triumvirate in Pediatric Health: Air Pollution, Respiratory Allergy, and Infection.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Are children with sickle cell disease at particular risk from the harmful effects of air pollution? Evidence from a large, urban/peri-urban cohort.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2023Article
- [Analysis of the positive rate of otitis media in 1-12 years old children based on brain MRI].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- Lead detoxification of edible fungiFrontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Effects of air pollution on emergency visits for acute otitis media among children: a case-crossover study in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Young children are particularly vulnerable to otitis media (OM) which globally affects over 80% of children below the age of 3 years. Although there is convincing evidence for an association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and OM in children, the relationship with ambient air pollution is not clear. We aimed to systematically review the literature on the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and OM in children. A systematic search was performed in PubMed and EMBASE databases. Of 934 references identified, 24 articles were included. There is an increasing body of evidence supporting an association between higher ambient air pollution exposure and a higher risk of OM in children. While NO₂ showed the most consistent association with OM, other specific pollutants showed inconsistent associations. Studies were mainly conducted in high/middle income countries with limited evidence from low-income countries. Although there was a general consensus that higher air pollution exposure is associated with a greater prevalence of OM, the evidence for associations with specific pollutants is inconsistent. More well-designed studies on associations between specific air pollutants as risk factors for OM are warranted, especially in low income countries with high air pollution levels.
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