Medical treatment is not effective in which type of otitis media
The aim of treatment in secretory otitis media is the removal of fluid and prevention of recurrence. So medical treatment alone does not help, the fluid must be surgically removed. Surgical treatment includes Myringotomy and aspiration of fluid, grommet inseion, tympanotomy or coical mastoidectomy and surgical treatment of causative factor. (Ref: Textbook of diseases of ENT, PL Dhingra 7th edition; pg no 70)
Tuberculous otitis media
Secretory otitis media
Acute suppurative otitis media
Chronic suppurative otitis media
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