scholarly journals Effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet in Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2181
Author(s):  
Fernando M. Calatayud-Sáez ◽  
Blanca Calatayud ◽  
Ana Calatayud
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Associated Symptoms ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Traditional Mediterranean Diet ◽  
One Year ◽  
Very High

Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in pediatric primary care consultations. Its etiology is multifactorial, although it has been proven that inflammation factors mediate and that immunity is in a phase of relative immaturity. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet (TMD) modulating inflammation and immunity in patients diagnosed with OME. Materials and Methods: A analysis as a single-group pre-test/post-test was conducted on 40 girls and 40 boys between 18 months and 5 years old. Tympanometry normalization was the main test to control the benefit of diet. Clinical and therapeutic variables were studied through evaluation questionnaires, a quality test of the diet, as well as various anthropometric parameters. Results: At the end of one year, tympanometry had normalized in 85% of patients. The remaining 15% had normal audiometry and/or associated symptoms had decreased. Likewise, episodes of recurrent colds decreased from 5.96 ± 1.41 to 2.55 ± 0.37; bacterial complications of 3.09 ± 0.75 to 0.61 ± 0.06 and persistent nasal obstruction of 1.92 ± 0.27 to 0.26 ± 0.05. The degree of satisfaction of the families with the program was very high. Conclusions: The application of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet could have promising effects in the prevention and treatment of otitis media with effusion.

scholarly journals Effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet in Childhood Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis

Sinusitis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
Fernando M. Calatayud-Sáez ◽  
Blanca Calatayud ◽  
Ana Calatayud
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Acute Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Traditional Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Very High

Introduction: There are more and more studies that demonstrate the anti-inflammatory effects of the traditional Mediterranean diet (TMD). The aim of the study was to assess the effects of an intervention with the TMD in patients with recurrent acute and chronic rhinosinusitis. Material and Methods: We performed a pretest–posttest comparison study in 114 patients (56 girls and 58 boys) aged one to five years who had three or more acute rhinosinusitis episodes in the period of 1 year. They were included for a year in the nutritional program “Learning to eat from the Mediterranean”. The anthropometric, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics were studied. Results: All the studied indicators showed a positive and statistically significant evolution. Of the patients, 53.5% did not have any episode of acute rhinosinusitis, and 26.3% had only one, compared to the 3.37 they had on average in the previous year. The use of antibiotics decreased by 87.6%. The degree of satisfaction of the families was very high. The Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) that assesses the quality of the TMD rose from 7.7 to 11 points. Conclusions: The adoption of the TMD could have promising effects in the prevention and treatment of recurrent acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, limiting the pharmacological and surgical intervention in many of these patients.

scholarly journals Effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet in Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando M. Calatayud-Sáez ◽  
Blanca Calatayud ◽  
Ana Calatayud
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Pediatric Primary Care ◽  
Traditional Mediterranean Diet

Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in pediatric primary care consultations. Its etiology is multifactorial, although it has been proven that inflammation factors mediate and that immunity is in a phase of relative immaturity. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet (TMD) modulating inflammation and immunity in patients diagnosed with OME.

The mini-grommet and tympanosclerosis

1991 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hampal ◽  
L. M. Flood ◽  
B. U. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ventilation Tube ◽  
Shear Forces ◽  
Close Observation ◽  
One Year ◽  
Comparative Rate

AbstractOne hundred and sixteen children with otitis media with effusion underwent myringotomy and insertion of a conventional pattern of Shah grommet in one ear and the much smaller Mini Shah grommet in the other. Close observation post-operatively determined the comparative rate of extrusion, recurrence of effusion, and of onset and degree of tympanosclerosis. At one year review, the Mini Shah shows a significantly earlier extrusion and a greater tendency to recurrence of otitis media with effusion. However, this is compensated by a decreased incidence of tympanosclerosis and reduced severity in those affected. This tends to support the view that shear forces produced by heavier patterns of ventilation tube promote tympanosclerosis.

Management of paediatric otitis media with effusion in the UK: a survey conducted with the guidance of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons of England

2001 ◽  
Vol 115 (6) ◽  
pp. 475-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowena Ryan ◽  
Paul Harkness ◽  
Sarah Fowler ◽  
John Topham
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Parent Questionnaires ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Uk

A survey was undertaken of the practice of all Otorhinolaryngologists in England and Wales looking both at practice in general and at management of individual patients, including a patient satisfaction questionnaire, under the auspices of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons. Postal questionnaires enquired about practice in general and management in particular of 20 sequential patients per consultant. Parent questionnaires were sent six weeks and one year post-operatively. Ninety consultants took part and 1503 individaul patient proformas were returned. Results showed that these consultants are managing children with otitis media with effusion (OME) in a manner very close to the recommendations of the Effective Healthcare Bulletin (1992) and consistent with the recent Clinical Effectiveness Statement of the BAOHNS, and that the intervention is popular with parents.

scholarly journals Role of Grommets in Otitis Media with Effusion

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kashif Iqbal Malik ◽  
Zubair Iqbal Bhutta ◽  
Nadeem Mukhtar ◽  
Mansoor Basir Pal
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Major Complication ◽  
Ventilation Tubes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
One Year ◽  
Cigarette Paper ◽  
Paper Method

The outcome of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children is generally good. 54 children with symptomatic otitis media with effusion not responding to medical treatment of four weeks were treated with grommet insertion at Jinnah Hospital. On one year follow-up no major complication was noted. However five patients required retympanostomy due to recurrence of disease. Procedure was accompanied by adenoidectomy in 15 patients and tonsillectomy in 8 patients. Adenotonsillectomy was decided on individual basis. The mean duration of stay for ventilation tubes was ???? and they extruded spontaneously in all except one patient, who required removal under general anesthesia. One patient had persistent residual perforation which was treated by cigarette paper method.

Seasonal variation in the prevalence of persistent otitis media with effusion in one-year-old infants

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Rovers ◽  
H. Straatman ◽  
G.A. Zielhuis ◽  
K. Ingels ◽  
G-J. van der Wilt
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
One Year
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