Otitis Media Treatment
Primary secretory otitis media psom has become more frequently diagnosed in cavalier king charles spaniels.
Otitis media treatment. Otitis media om is the second most common disease of childhood after upper respiratory infection uri. Om is also the most common cause for childhood. Background recommendations vary regarding immediate antimicrobial treatment versus watchful waiting for children younger than 2 years of age with acute otitis media. Limiting the duration of antimicrobial treatment constitutes a potential strategy to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance among children with acute otitis.
This evidence based clinical practice guideline is a revision of the 2004 acute otitis media aom guideline from the american academy of pediatrics aap and. Otitis media infection or inflammation of the middle ear is one of the most common infections and acute otitis media aom is among the most common.