Prevalence of atopic disorders in children with chronic OME
Here’s a hypothesis for these findings–children with chronic otitis media w/ effusion (sterile fluid in the middle ear) have very likely gone through many courses of antibiotics. We have discussed very frequently how important normal, healthy flora in the GI tract is protective. Destroy this w/ antibiotics and chronic diseases such as allergies and asthma begin to pop up…
Synergy : Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 12 (2), 102-106