Otitis media with effusion
Alternate Names : OME, Secretory otitis media, Serous otitis media, Silent otitis media, Silent ear infection, Glue ear
Prevention
Prevention tips: - Avoid irritants such as cigarette smoke, which can interfere with Eustachian tube function.
- Identify and avoid any allergans that may lead to your child's OME.
- Consider a smaller day care, especially in the winter months. Day care centers that have six or fewer children result in fewer ear infections.
- Wash hands and toys frequently.
- Use air filters and get fresh air to help decrease exposure to airborne germs.
- Avoid overusing antibiotics. The overuse of antibiotics breeds increasingly resistant bacteria.
- Breastfeeding for even a few weeks will make a child less prone to ear infections for years.
- The pneumococcal vaccine can prevent infections from the most common cause of acute ear infection (which leads to OME). The flu vaccine can also help.
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