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Acute otitis media or otitis media w/ effusion, what to do?
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Two different cond..: Acute otitis media often requires antibiotic treatment especially in young children. Otitis media with effusion can be transient, however, persistent (over 12 weeks) one with significant hearing loss requires "tube" for proper drainage.
Answered 2/23/2020
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