HealthDay News — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released new guidelines for managing acute otitis media (AOM) that provide more stringent criteria to limit unnecessary antibiotic ...

The AAP guideline for AOM management [1] suggests that tympanostomy tubes are an option for recurrent AOM (three episodes of AOM within 6 months or four episodes within 12 months, with at least one ...

Researchers implemented a quality improvement project to increase watchful waiting for acute otitis media in an emergency department setting. The following article is part of coverage from the ...

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Study findings did show high adherence to guidelines with respect to medication use. Adherence to watchful waiting practices for acute otitis media appears to be low in primary and acute care settings ...

The AAP guideline for AOM management [1] classifies AOM as "severe" in the presence of moderate or severe otalgia of ≥ 48 hours' duration or temperature ≥ 39˚ C. For children aged 6 months and older, ...