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Please answer! what predisposing events are often associated with subsequent otitis media and what is the mechanism?
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URI / sinusitis: Typically an upper respiratory illness can predispose to a decrease in the ability of fluid in the middle ear to be drained through the eustachian tube into the nasal cavity. This leads to a middle ear infection. Additionally a sinus infection can lead to an ear infection
Answered 11/6/2014
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