Otitis media in neonatal intensive care unit graduates: a 1-year prospective study.

Pediatrics

Department of Otolaryngology, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York 10461.

Published: July 1988

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  • A study followed 46 high-risk infants and 19 full-term infants to assess middle ear conditions starting at 40 weeks postconception.
  • The findings revealed that 91% of all infants experienced at least one episode of otitis media with effusion within a year.
  • Both high-risk and full-term infants showed similar rates of middle ear issues, with no significant differences based on gender or group, although Hispanic infants tended to have earlier episodes compared to black infants.

Article Abstract

A group of 46 high-risk infants (graduates of a neonatal intensive care unit) and 19 full-term infants were observed prospectively for middle ear status beginning at 40 weeks' postconceptional age. All infants were born to families living in low socioeconomic urban neighborhoods. Pneumootoscopy was used to determine the presence or absence of middle ear effusion during periodic medical and nonmedical visits throughout a 1-year period. Of all infants studied, 91% had at least one episode of otitis media with effusion during the observation interval. There were no differences in the percentages of visits during which high-risk and full-term infants experienced either normal middle ears bilaterally or otitis media with effusion in one or both ears. Furthermore, the age of onset of otitis media with effusion was similar for the two groups of babies. No differences were found between boys and girls in the age of onset for otitis media or in the percentage of visits at which otitis media with effusion was detected. Hispanic infants experienced their initial episode at significantly younger ages than did black infants in the sample. Both groups had similar percentages of visits attributable to otitis media with effusion during the observation period. The results indicate a high incidence among the infants studied and similar otologic courses for neonatal intensive care unit graduates and full-term infants during the first year of life.

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