Otitis media with effusion
Alternative Names
OME; Secretory otitis media; Serous otitis media; Silent otitis media; Silent ear infection; Glue earPrevention
Prevention tips:
- Avoid irritants such as ciagrette smoke which can interfere with Eustachian tube function.
- Identify and avoid any allergans that may lead to your child's OME.
- Considered a smaller day care, especially in the winter months. Day care centers that have six or fewer children result in fewer ear infections.
- Wash hands and toys frequently.
- Using air filters and getting fresh air helps decrease exposure to airborne pathogens.
- Avoid the overuse of antibiotics. The overuse of antibiotics breeds increasingly effective disease-causing bacteria.
- Breastfeeding for even a few weeks will make a child less prone to ear infections for years.
- The pneumococcal vaccine can prevent infections from the most common cause of acute ear infection (which leads to OME). The flu vaccine can also help.
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