Longitudinal posturography and rotational testing in children three to nine years of age: normative data.

Objective: To obtain normative longitudinal vestibulo-ocular and balance test data in children from ages three to nine years with normal middle ear status.

Study Design: Prospective, longitudinal cohort.

Setting: Tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion in 2-3-year-old children.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of three surgical treatment combinations - myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion (M&T), adenoidectomy with M&T (A-M&T), and adenoidectomy with myringotomy (A-M) - in reducing middle-ear disease in young children with chronic OME.

Methods: Children 24-47 months of age, with a history of bilateral middle-ear effusion (MEE) for at least 3 months, unilateral for 6 months or longer or unilateral for 3 months after extrusion of a tympanostomy tube, unresponsive to recent antibiotic, were randomly assigned to either M&T, A-M&T, or A-M. Treatment assignment was stratified by age (24-35 months, 36-47 months), nasal obstruction (no, yes) and previous history of M&T (no, yes).

The genetic component of middle ear disease in the first 5 years of life.

Objective: To determine the genetic component of time with middle ear effusion (MEE) and episodes of MEE and acute otitis media.

Design: Prospective twin/triplet cohort.

Setting: Research center at a tertiary pediatric hospital.