著者：Katie M. Wells and Deborah Governale
Abstract
Acute otitis media (AOM) is primarily a disease of children younger than 3 years of age, although AOM is not totally unexpected up to age 5. Age-related factors that directly cause AOM are the result of immature anatomy and immature immune systems coupled with excessive exposure to pathogens. The main reasons for AOM are not bacterial, although bacteria are the final precipitating factor leading to infection. AOM may require antibiotics depending on comorbid conditions and age.
Keywords
acute draining OM
Acute otitis media
AOM
bulging TM
bullous myringitis
ear infection
ear pain
middle ear effusion
otitis media with effusion
pneumatic otoscopy
spontaneous resolution
TM inflammation
