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Ear infection - acute

Alternate Names : Otitis media - acute, Infection - inner ear, Middle ear infection - acute

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Ear tube insertion is recommended for:

fluid in the middle ear (present for more than 12 weeks)
recurrent ear infections despite efforts of prevention (more than three infections in six months)
ear infections that don't improve after two to three rounds of using the appropriate antibiotics

Symptoms include:

persistent ear pain
ear drainage
hearing loss (over a three-month period)

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Review Date : 6/2/2009
Reviewed By : Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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