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Ear Surgery and Otitis Media

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This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, and complications of otitis media, including acute and chronic otitis media, middle ear infections, biofilm formation, eustachian tube dysfunction, cholesteatoma, and the impact on hearing loss. It also covers treatment methods such as tympanostomy tubes and bone-conducted sound for hearing rehabilitation.

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otitis media; otitis media with effusion; middle ear surgery; tympanic membrane perforation; chronic otitis media; acute otitis media; cholesteatoma; conductive hearing loss; tympanoplasty; otosclerosis; middle ear; hearing outcomes; chronic suppurative otitis media; middle ear effusion; ossicular reconstruction; tympanometry; middle ear disease; air-bone gap; otology; tympanic membrane; mastoidectomy; ear diseases; tympanostomy tubes; otorrhea; ossicular chain

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Morton address: 36240729105952046 · morton4x16-v1

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