Ear infections are not common in adults, but they're not impossible either ... There are two types of ear infections: internal otitis media (IOM) and external otitis media (EOM). IOM is an infection ...

Acute otitis media remains one of the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases in children younger than 2 years of age. By 2 years of age, 41% of children will have had at least one episode ...

Otitis media remains the most common infection for which children receive antibiotics. Drawing on systematic reviews of the published literature, four leading "ear experts" offer the following ...

Of 69 patients with secretory otitis media, 54 tested positive for possible nasal allergy, the researchers report in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common diagnoses to be treated with antimicrobials in the paediatric population, accounting for over 25% of the oral antibiotics prescribed annually.