title: Description of an office technique for laser ventilation of the ears.
abstract: The author presents a description of a technique he developed called laser office ventilation of ears (LOVE). LOVE, an office-based procedure performed under local anesthesia, can provide intermediate-term ventilation for middle ear disease. This procedure has potential to change the standard of care for otitis media. Such changes might include a decrease in the need for antibiotics (and thus antibiotic resistance), a decrease in hearing loss associated with otitis media, and a decrease in the overall cost of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA. gsiege@pol.net
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000628:therapy*; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D011187:Posture; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity