Abstract
BackgroundOtitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the commonest causes of hearing loss in children. Oral and nasal topical steroids alone or combined with antibiotics lead to its quicker resolution. The aim of this study was the assessment of the efficacy of mometasone furoate nasal spray in conjunction with oral antibiotics for management of OME in children. One hundred sixty-eight children aged (4–12 years old) diagnosed with bilateral OME for at least 3 months were randomly allocated into two equal groups: the 1st group received mometasone furoate aqueous nasal spray plus oral amoxicillin–clavulanate for 4 weeks, and the 2nd group received amoxicillin–clavulanate alone for the same period.ResultsThe tympanometric results after 1 month of medical treatment was much better in the 1st group compared to the 2nd group with 60% of patients of the 1st group having type A tympanogram versus 16% of patients of the 2nd group having this type (p = 0.0001). However, the average air-bone gap was not statistically different between the two groups.ConclusionMometasone furoate nasal spray is effective in OME as adjunctive treatment when combined with antibiotics as it helps to normalize the Eustachian tube function and middle ear status.
Highlights
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the commonest causes of hearing loss in children
Otitis media with effusion (OME), which is defined as accumulation of non-purulent fluid behind the intact eardrum, is considered a major cause of conductive hearing loss in the pediatric population
Tympanometric results after 2 weeks of treatment in the first group revealed that 45% of patients (38 subjects) had type A normal tympanogram, 20% (17 subjects) had type C, and 35% (29 subjects) had a type B tympanogram
Summary
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the commonest causes of hearing loss in children. One hundred sixty-eight children aged (4–12 years old) diagnosed with bilateral OME for at least 3 months were randomly allocated into two equal groups: the 1st group received mometasone furoate aqueous nasal spray plus oral amoxicillin–clavulanate for 4 weeks, and the 2nd group received amoxicillin–clavulanate alone for the same period. Otitis media with effusion (OME), which is defined as accumulation of non-purulent fluid behind the intact eardrum, is considered a major cause of conductive hearing loss in the pediatric population. Majority of cases of OME are transient, a proportion of children develop persistent symptoms that may affect hearing, education, language, or behavior [3]
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