Ear Infections
A hypothesis which states how a minor surgery does not decrease ear infections
in children is not adequately proven by some scientists in the article " Ear-infecton surgery has
limited gain ". The claim that the use of antibiotics, helps morewhen it comes to decreasing ear
infections is not well supported. Scientists investigated 280 children who recieved medication
and underwent surgery for ear infections. However, this resulted in infection rates being
subscribed or successful in the first year. The control group stated that 181 children were
recieving medication only. The experimental group, stated how 280 children underwent major
ear surgery, or removed their tonsils and adenoids. The variable of the experiment was
changed from surgery of removing tonsils and adenoids to using only antibiotics. The conclusion
is that a minor surgery cannot be proven to work better than the medication itself.
In the article " Ear- infection surgery has limits ", it was explained how the
scientists determined that in " the first year those with removed adenoids and tonsils had about
two-thirds as many ear infections as those getting the medication alone". In other words, this
suggests that the surgery had an outcome of more infections, than the medication did. The
article further suggested that in the second and third year this outcome has disappeared. But,
nowhere in the article is mentioned that after these two groups are compared, the rates are
being recorded in numbers. Furthermore, the rates and their comparison cannot be determined,
since numbers are not included.
In addition, Jack L. Paradise, a pediatrician at the children's Hospital in
Pittsburgh depicted how these long term therapies have resulted in a small number of ear
infections among children. Again there is not a particular number being specified as a proof of
the investigation. All of these investigations, cannot lead up to a theory that the treatment of an
ear-infection should be based on a minor surgery.
Thus, the use of antibiotics is less successful. There should be more numbers
involved in the comparison between the control group and the experimental group. The
percentage rates of ear-infections resulting from minor surgeries should be first recorded in
Much attention should be paid and be aware of a possible development of hearing loss in adenoid hypertrophy in young children even though without parental suspicion of hearing impairment. It is important to perform the middle ear examination and tympanometer for adenoid hypertrophy before surgery. If the preoperative assessment of the hearing level is not done, without informing the parents it may lead to unnecessary medical controversy. The otoscopy and tympanometry can make a more accurate diagnosis of pediatric OME in the adenoid hypertrophy children with/without parental suspicion of hearing impairment.
CQ Researcher published the article. They are an authority with where they stand in the world; meaning they are very informational and helpful. It is scholarly reviewed. By comparing it to my other sources, this source has more information and helps a lot more than the rest of my sources. The article is objective and informational. The goal of this article is to inform people on the statistics and how we can help lower the numbers.
With the high degree of variations in health care, patients can be under or over treated or even treated with the wrong treatment for their illness. These unwarranted care techniques can be categorized into three different situations. The first category of unwarranted care is the use of evidence or lack thereof, based on other medical care. The way to explain this category is that a care plan for a patient is proven effective without any proof as to why. The example given by Kongstvedt (2007) is the use of beta blockers post heart attack. Beta blockers prove to be effective in nearly one h...
The aim is to learn about the treatments available for those who are hearing impaired. This essay will be looking at how the current treatments help, how it has evolved from the past, what is done to improve it.
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discovered that the article described false evidence. It is crucial to trust the medical claim that
Hearing loss is a major global public health issue. Hearnet (2017) defines hearing loss as “a disability that occurs when one or more parts of the ear and/or the parts of the brain that make up the hearing pathway do not function normally” (para. 1). There are many different types of hearing loss, which can have multiple causes, giving each individual experiencing the issue a unique hearing loss case. These types include Auditory Processing Disorders, when the brain has problems processing sound information; Conductive Hearing Loss, a problem with the outer or middle ear which prevents sound making its way to the inner ear; and Sensorineural Hearing Loss, when the Cochlea or auditory nerve is damaged and cannot
HN1. Minimally invasive surgery does not put patients at in increased risk for infection post operatively
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Antibiotics have allowed recovery to take place in the immune system which often results in a full recovery.
Infections - Infections that take place during the pregnancy, infancy or childhood can all cause hearing loss.
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Otitis media, commonly known as an ear infection, is an infection located in the middle ear, commonly diagnosed in children. In 2006, approximately nine million children (age zero to seventeen) were reported to have otitis media, while medical costing to treat otitis media peaked at $2.8 billion dollars (Soni, 2008). Costing and statistics of otitis media will continue at the increasing rate due to the commonality of the infection. As a result of increasing cases of otitis media, an understanding of the disease’s classifications, causes, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatments will inform one of the diseases presences.