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- Title
Incidence and characteristics of otitis media with effusion in adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Authors
Qi, Xiaoyu; Zhang, Ke; Wang, Yinfeng; Wan, Guanglun; Sun, Jiaqiang; Sun, Jingwu; Zhao, Wan
- 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.
- Subjects
CHINA; OTITIS media with effusion; COVID-19 pandemic; ADULTS
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2024, Vol 281, Issue 5, p2275
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-023-08338-6