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- The study aimed to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the occurrence and characteristics of adult otitis media with effusion (OME).
- It was a retrospective analysis revealing varying incidence rates of OME during different pandemic periods, with unilateral ear involvement and a higher prevalence in males.
- Results indicated that OME onset typically occurred about 8 days post-COVID-19 diagnosis, with improvement after roughly 12 days of treatment; older adults were more affected in the post-pandemic phase.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of adult otitis media with effusion (OME) before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted. The incidence, age, sex, affected ear side, time of OME onset according to COVID-19 and days of improvement after conservative treatment were determined to assess the clinical features of adult OME in different periods of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: The incidence of adult OME during these periods was 3.17%, 2.30%, 6.18%, and 3.68%, respectively. Unilateral ear involvement and male sex were more common. The onset of adult OME occurred 7.80 ± 3.97 days after COVID-19 diagnosis, and improvement was observed after 12.24 ± 5.08 days of conservative treatment. Patients in the post-pandemic period were older than those in the non-pandemic period.
Conclusion: The incidence of adult OME in China showed a tendency to decrease, recover, and decrease again following the COVID-19 outbreak. Pandemic prevention and control measures have had a certain impact on reducing the incidence, but the elderly are more prone to this disease.
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