Adult-onset Otitis Media with Effusion.
- Author:
Hyun Soo KIM
1
;
Gyu Hak CHAE
;
Sun Ho KANG
;
Sung Geun BONG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Welfare Foundation, Haesung Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adult-onset OME;
Sinusitis;
Nasopharynx
- MeSH:
Bacterial Infections;
Child;
Humans;
Nasopharynx;
Otitis Media with Effusion*;
Otitis Media*;
Otitis*;
Sinusitis
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1997;40(4):520-524
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Otitis media with effusion(OME) is a very common disease of young children, but adult-on-set otitis media with effusion is rarely considered. A few of factors contribute to pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion, which are poor tubal dysfunction, upper respiratory viral infection, bacterial adherence, and immune status of the host. Otologic complaints are dominant in many of adult-onset OME patients. Sinusitis is the most common causal disease of adult-onset OME in our study. In our study, we conclude that adult-onset OME is a relatively common disease in contrast to the current thought and that we must carefully evaluate upper airway, especially sinuses and nasopharynx, and systemic aspects in adult-onset OME.
