Published efficacy of Laser myringotomy.

<p>Published efficacy of Laser myringotomy.</p

Long –term treatment outcome of “One Laser tympanostomy plus One ventilation tube” (group LV) compared to children who received bilateral ventilation tube under general anesthesia (GAVT).

<p>VT = Ventilation tube, GA = general anesthesia, TA = topical anesthesia, NS = not significant.</p

Patient demographics and preoperative profile of study group “Laser myringotomy plus ventilation tube” (LV) vs. “Bilateral Laser myringotomy” (LL) compared to control group “ventilation tube under general anesthesia” (GAVT).

<p>NS = not significantly different.</p

Performed procedure in “flexible integration of laser tympanostomy and tube” (FITT) that was variable by the degree of feasibility under topical anesthesia.

<p>VT = ventilation tube insertion after laser myringotomy, LT = laser tympanostomy without VT.</p><p>^a From a preliminary study of children 36∼60 months old <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084966#pone.0084966-Lee2" target="_blank">[7]</a>.</p

Treatment outcome of Laser myringotomy in group LL (Bilateral laser myringotomy) compared to group LV (One laser myringotomy plus one ventilation tube).

<p>rOME = recurrent otitis media with effusion.</p

Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to blood test, hearing threshold, and questionnare of quality of life.

<p>EQ-5D, Euro Qol-5D; KNHANES, Korean national health and nutrition examination survey;</p><p>*weighted for the multistage sampling design of KNHANES 2010~2012</p><p>Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to blood test, hearing threshold, and questionnare of quality of life.</p

Prevalence of chronic otitis media by age group and sex in Korean adults.

<p>The prevalence of chronic otitis media increased with age in both sexes.</p

Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to the medical conditions of KNHANES participants.

<p>COM, chronic otitis media; SE, standard error; KNHANES, Korean national health and nutrition examination survey;</p><p>*weighted for the multistage sampling design of KNHANES 2010~2012</p><p>Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to the medical conditions of KNHANES participants.</p

Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to the general characteristics of KNHNES participants.

<p>COM, chronic otitis media; SE, standard error; KNHANES, Korean national health and nutrition examination survey;</p><p>*weighted for the multistage sampling design of KNHANES 2010~2012</p><p>Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to the general characteristics of KNHNES participants.</p

Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to otologic conditions of KNHANES participants.

<p>KNHANES, Korean national health and nutrition examination survey;</p><p>*weighted for the multistage sampling design of KNHANES 2010~2012</p><p>Prevalence of chronic otitis media according to otologic conditions of KNHANES participants.</p