This chapter discusses the difference between acute otitis media, recurrent
otitis media, and otitis media with effusion as well as the etiology, epidemiology,
diagnosis and treatment of the distinct diseases. New 2016 guideline updates on Otitis
Media with Effusion from the American Academy of Otolaryngology are incorporated.
Keywords: Antibiotics, Cholesteatoma, Ear, Effusion, Hearing, Infection,
Myringosclerosis, Otitis media, Otorrhea, Tube, Tympanostomy.
