Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) happens when fluid remains in the middle ear for a long time or returns over and over again, even though there is no infection.A child with OME may have no symptoms, but a doctor will be able to see the fluid behind the eardrum with a special instrument. Otitis media with effusion (OME) sometimes happens after an ear infection has run its course and fluid stays trapped behind the eardrum.This causes pain in the ear-commonly called an earache. Parts of the middle ear are infected and swollen and fluid is trapped behind the eardrum. Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common ear infection.Each has a different combination of symptoms. There are three main types of ear infections.
What are the symptoms of an ear infection? The scientific name for an ear infection is otitis media (OM). In fact, ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. Five out of six children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Anyone can get an ear infection, but children get them more often than adults.
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