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Vol. 60. Issue 4.
Pages 217-226 (January 2009)
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Vol. 60. Issue 4.
Pages 217-226 (January 2009)
Aerosol therapy in treatment of childhood otitis media with effusion
La aerosolterapia en el tratamiento de la otitis media serosa infantil
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Carlos Saga
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, Xabier Altuna, Jesús Algaba
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Policlínica Guipúzcoa, San Sebastián, Goipúzcoa, Spain
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

We address the efficacy of aerosol therapy in the treatment of otitis media with effusion during childhood. We study audiometric recovery in comparison with other classic treatments.

Material and methods

This is a retrospective analysis of 37 patients suffering from otitis media with effusion treated with aerosols. We analyze the pure tone audiometry gap results for the whole sample of patients. We also evaluate the characteristics of the group of patients that had previously required surgery and the group withdrawn from aerosol therapy for not responding.

Results

Thirty-seven patients with a mean age of 6.8 years met the inclusion criteria. Audiometric tests were performed at the beginning of the treatment and after 1 month, 3 months, and finally 6–12 months. In audiometric terms, 76% of the patients achieved results similar to those obtained after surgery. Seven patients were withdrawn from treatment due to poor or no response to aerosol therapy or due to a lack of collaboration. Two patients developed complications not related to aerosol therapy (tympanic perforation and cholesteatoma pearl).

Conclusion

The efficacy of aerosol therapy is comparable to that obtained with classic treatments. We have found no differences in the outcomes obtained in the group previously treated with surgery. We found no indicators of poor response in those patients where the treatment failed.

Keywords:
Otitis media with effusion
Eustachian tube
Aerosols
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Introducción y objetivos

Comprobamos la eficacia de la aerosolterapia en el tratamiento de la otitis serosa infantil. Valoramos el nivel de recuperación auditiva en comparación con los tratamientos clásicos.

Material y método

Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo de 37 pacientes pediátricos tratados con aerosolterapia por otitis media serosa. Valoramos los resultados del umbral audiométrico diferencial obtenidos en la muestra general. Valoramos asimismo las características del grupo de los pacientes que previamente habían requerido cirugía y del grupo de pacientes que abandonaron el protocolo de aerosolterapia por mala evolución.

Resultados

Treinta y siete pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión con una edad media de 6,8 años. Se realizaron controles audiométricos al inicio, al mes, a los 3 meses y a los 6 o 12 meses. El 76% de los pacientes obtuvo resultados audiométricos al año de seguimiento equiparables a los obtenidos con cirugía. Siete pacientes interrumpieron la aerosolterapia por mala evolución o falta de colaboración y en dos casos la necesidad de la cirugía se produjo por recurrencias de la patología tras resolución inicial al año. Dos pacientes presentaron complicaciones no directamente atribuibles a la aerosolterapia (perforación, perla de colesteatoma).

Conclusión

La eficacia de la aerosolterapia es comparable a la obtenida con los tratamientos clásicos. No observamos diferencias en los resultados en el grupo que previamente había requerido cirugía. No detectamos factores indicadores de mala respuesta en el grupo en el que la aerosolterapia fracasó.

Palabras clave:
Otitis seromucosa
Trompa de Eustaquio
Aerosoles

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