title: Plain Language Summary: Otitis Media with Effusion.
abstract: This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining otitis media with effusion (pronounced Oh-TIE-tis ME-dee-uh with Ef-YOO-zhun), abbreviated "OME" and often called "ear fluid." The summary applies to children aged 2 months through 12 years with OME and is based on the 2015 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update)." The evidence-based guideline includes research to support more effective diagnosis and treatment of OME in children. The guideline was developed as a quality improvement opportunity for managing OME by creating clear recommendations to use in medical practice.
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia, USA soconnor@entnet.org.
authors.forename: Sarah S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Society for Middle Ear Disease, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coggins
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Pediatric Otolaryngology, Madison, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare, Davis, California, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019468:Disease Management; D004433:Earache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: middle ear effusion; otitis media with effusion; plain language summary