[The main steps in treatment of the children with otitis media with effusion].

THE AIM: Of the investigation was to establish the standard and improve the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. 361 children at age from 11 months to 18 years were inspected after tympanostomy during 2013-2018 years. The main diagnostic methods were: otoscopy, tympanometry, endoscopy, CT.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

Treatment takes into consideration the reveal of OME: surgical initially. The tympanostomy preferable place is anterior-inferior quadrant.

RESULTS

In cases with cleft palate or reccurence OME long-term tubes and balloonisation of ET are preferable.

CONCLUSION

Authors received normalization of the hearing thresholds in 97.6% cases, but after surgery the patients have to be followed-up during 12-24 months.