Featured Review: Grommets for otitis media with glue ear in children
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
What Causes Dysphagia?
Discussion
Swallowing is a complex process with 4 phases:
Preparatory – food is moistened with saliva, chewed and prepared into a bolus by teeth, tongue and hard palate.
Oral – food bolus is moved into oropharynx by tongue and triggers the swallow reflex. Soft palate elevates to prevent nasopharyngeal reflux.
Pharyngeal – food bolus is moved through the oropharynx and hypopharynx to the esophagus. Respiration stops briefly with vocal fold adduction and larynx elevation to prevent aspiration.
Esophageal – the cricopharyngeaul muscle relaxes which allows the food bolus into the esophagus where it is ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 16, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Can Boric Acid Be Used For?
Discussion
Boron is possibly an essential trace element for humans and is found in water and plants. Common sources are apples, beans (cooked and dried), coffee, fruits, milk, and potatoes. Borates are used as cleaning agents, fertilizers, greasing agents, food preservatives, in fiberglass production, as an insecticide, and even to help prevent wet and dry rot in wood. They can be used to acidify or thicken fluids.
Toxic borate exposure can occur through inhalation, or oral and dermal routes with non-intact skin being a bigger problem. Borate toxicity can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, emesis, fever, irritability, seizure...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 26, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
U.S. FDA approves PREVNAR 20 ®, Pfizer's 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20®(20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) serotypes contained in the vaccine in infants and children six weeks through 17 years of age, and for the prevention of otitis media in infants six weeks through five years of age caused by the original seven serotypes contained in PREVNAR®. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
U.S. FDA approves PREVNAR 20 ®, Pfizer & #039;s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20®(20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) serotypes contained in the vaccine in infants and children six weeks through 17 years of age, and for the prevention of otitis media in infants six weeks through five years of age caused by the original seven serotypes contained in PREVNAR®. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
Young Children Quickly Outgrow the Need for Ear Tubes Young Children Quickly Outgrow the Need for Ear Tubes
Dr Michael Pichichero discusses the timing and necessity of tympanostomy tubes for recurrent otitis media in young children.MDedge (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - February 15, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
What is the Current Classification for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Discussion
As with any potential problem there is a often a range from normal to abnormal and this is true for joint hypermobility. Generalized joint hypermobility is hypermobility in multiple joints with few or no other symptoms. Generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder (also known as joint hypermobility syndrome) has hypermobility along with other symptoms such as pain, reduced muscle strength, and decreased proprioception and balance. Other clinical entities with hypermobility include Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta.
In the office, a 5-point questionnaire with 2 or more “yes...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Disparities Seen in Treatment of Middle Ear Infections in U.S. Children
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 -- Children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to receive treatment for otitis media and more likely to experience complications from undertreatment, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Children From Poorer Zip Codes Often Untreated for Ear Infections Children From Poorer Zip Codes Often Untreated for Ear Infections
Severe complications of otitis media were more common among children living amid poverty and unemployment, a new study has found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - November 11, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Swimmer's Ear (External Otitis)
Title: Swimmer ' s Ear (External Otitis)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Hearing General)
Source: MedicineNet Hearing General - June 29, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
What is Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
Discussion
Vocal cord function involves balancing muscular and neuronal functions. The superior laryngeal nerves (SLN) and recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN) are the main nerves responsible for sensation and motor innervation. There are two sides to the larynx and they operate ipsilaterally, therefore one side can be affected while the other is not.
Vocal cord paresis or paralysis are “an impairment of the vocal fold motor function that is caused by nerve or neuromuscular abnormalit[ies].” Paresis involves some maintenance of vocal cord movement while paralysis does not. Paresis is also more of a continuum than a...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 18, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Pneumonia Shows Strong Connection to Chronic Otitis Media Pneumonia Shows Strong Connection to Chronic Otitis Media
Chronic otitis media was significantly more likely among individuals with a history of pneumonia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing [NG91], NICE (updated 11th March 2022)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute otitis media (ear infection). It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute otitis media can be caused by viruses or bacteria. It lasts for about a week, and most children get better in 3 days without antibiotics. Serious complications are rare.
In March 2022, we reviewed the evidence and added a recommendation on eardrops containing an anaesthetic and an analgesic because a licensed preparation is now available in the UK. For more information, see update information. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ENTs Discourage Ear Tubes for Recurrent AOM Without Effusion ENTs Discourage Ear Tubes for Recurrent AOM Without Effusion
A guideline update reaffirms that tympanostomy tubes should not be considered in children with otitis media without middle ear effusion at the time of assessment for the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
