Otitis media and ventilating tubes

• John Hunter Children’s Hospital, PO Box 293, New Lambton, NSW 2305; and Conjoint Associate Professor, Disciplines of Surgery and Paediatrics, University of Newcastle.

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• 1. Paradise JL, Feldmann HM, Campbell TF, et al. Effects of early or delayed insertion of tympanostomy tubes for persistent otitis media on developmental outcomes at the age of three years. N Engl J Med 2001; 344: 1179-1187.
• 2. Morris PS, Leach AJ. Is early surgical referral for children with persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) appropriate? Med J Aust 2003; 179: 436-437. <eMJA full text>
• 3. Paradise JL, Dollaghan CA, Campbell TF, et al. Otitis media and tympanostomy tube insertion during the first three years of life: developmental outcomes at the age of four years. Pediatrics 2003; 112: 265-277.