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Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. [2] One of the two main types is acute otitis media (AOM), [3] an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. [1] In young children this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. [1] Decreased eating and a fever may also be present. [1]
380.9 Unspecified; 381 Nonsuppurative otitis media and Eustachian tube disorders. 381.0 Acute nonsuppurative otitis media; 381.1 Chronic serous otitis media; 381.2 Chronic mucoid otitis media; 381.3 Other and unspecified chronic nonsuppurative otitis media; 381.4 Nonsuppurative otitis media, not specified as acute or chronic; 381.5 Eustachian ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
One review paper wrote that 83% of children had at least one episode of acute otitis media by 3 years of age. [10] Worldwide, there are 709 millions cases of acute otitis media every year. [ 36 ] Hearing loss globally due to ear infection is estimated to be 30 people in every 10,000. [ 36 ]
Tympanic membrane retraction describes a condition in which a part of the eardrum lies deeper within the ear than its normal position.. The eardrum comprises two parts: the pars tensa, which is the main part of the eardrum, and the pars flaccida, which is a smaller part of the eardrum located above the pars tensa.
Adenoid hypertrophy is characterized by a number of typical signs and symptoms, including conductive hearing loss, recurrent otitis media (including cholesteatoma), mucopurulent rhinorrhea, chronic mouth breathing, nasal airway obstruction, increased susceptibility to infection, and occasionally dental malposition.
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[2] [3] Mastoiditis is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child mortality. With the development of antibiotics , however, mastoiditis has become quite rare in developed countries where surgical treatment is now much less frequent and more conservative, unlike former times.