Clinical Usefulness of Temperature of Tympanic Membrane in Diagnosing Unilateral Acute Suppurative Otitis Media.
- Author:
Chul Ho JANG
1
;
Young Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Wonkwang Medical School, Iksan, Korea. chul@wonnms.wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acute suppurative otitis media;
Unilateral;
Temperature;
Tympanic membrane
- MeSH:
Body Temperature;
Child;
Ear;
Humans;
Otitis Media;
Otitis Media, Suppurative*;
Otoscopy;
Reading;
Thermometers;
Tympanic Membrane*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(7):715-718
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Infeared tympanic membrane thermometer (ITMT) provides an accurate estimate of tympanic membrane temperature in healthy children and may accurately reflect core body temperature. This study was undertaken to determine if temperature readings using this newly designed ITMT are affected by the presence of acute suppurative otitis media (ASOM) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty children with unilateral acute suppurative otitis media were enrolled in the study. Temperature of ASOM was measured in both ears using ITMT and compared to 20 normal children. RESULTS: In acute suppurative otitis media, the mean temperature in infected ears was 1.28t higher than that in uninfected ears (p(0.05). The mean temperature of normal children was 36.34C and there was statistically significant difference between normal and unilateral acute otitis media. CONCLUSION: The ITMT was found to be accurate, rapidly responding and easy to use. It may help to diagnose acute unilateral suppurative otitis media combined with pneumatic otoscopy md tympanogram.
