title: [Gastroesophageal reflux and otitis media with effusion].
abstract: Otitis media with effusion (OME), a kind of inflammatory disease of the middle ear, is characterized by the retention of middle ear effusions and hearing loss. There are many factors involved in the development of OME including bacterial infection, formation of bacterial biofilms, eustachian tube dysfunction, adenoid hypertrophy, immune system disorders. Recently, some studies showed that gastroesophageal reflux has correlation with OME.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yuehui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongbing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D018441:Biofilms; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications*