ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2020
Allergy and Otitis Media in Clinical Practice.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chronic Otitis Media in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Enhanced Eustachian Tube Function and Hearing Recovery with Combined Balloon Dilatation and Tympanic Membrane Catheterization in Secretory Otitis Media.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- The Impact of Milk Protein Allergy on Pediatric Otitis Media Incidence.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Systems perspectives on pediatric otitis media: environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and biomarker-guided interventions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Bacterial profile, their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and associated factors of otitis media among children at selected private hospitals in Hargeisa City, Somaliland.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Co-occurrence of otitis media with effusion and another environment-dependent disease (selected allergic conditions).Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2024Article
- Cell division cycle 42 positively correlates with T helper 2 cytokine, effusion viscosity, and hearing loss degree in otitis media with effusion patients.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
- The Role of Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in ENT Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Turbinate Hypertrophy, Allergic Rhinitis, and Otitis Media.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2021Review
- Bone-conduction threshold and air-bone gap may predict frequency-specific air-conduction threshold after tympanoplasty.PloS one · 2021Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewOtitis media (OM) is a disease with very high prevalence in infancy, substantial burden on healthcare resources, and relevant impact on the quality of life of families. The link between OM and allergy is controversial and still debated. However, a fundamental premise has to be placed before introducing this topic: there is the need to use clear and unambiguous terms. Literature abounds with misleading terms that significantly affect the methodology and consequently the outcomes. Moreover, it is essential to differentiate patients according to the OM type (i.e., acute OM, OM with effusion, and chronic suppurative OM), the allergic disease, and mainly the age. RECENT
findingsThere are some recent studies exploring this issue through different approaches, such as epidemiological, mechanistic, and therapeutic. To identify allergy as a pathogenic factor for OM could improve the management of OM patients. Vice versa, to suspect allergy in OM patients could be reasonable in selected patients. The current narrative review provides an overview of the evidence concerning the potential role of allergy in OM. As there are conflicting findings, a possible interpretation of pathophysiological events and a pragmatic approach are proposed.
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