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To determine the epidemiology of otitis media (OM) during the first two years of life we followed prospectively from birth 2565 children. At every visit we recorded results of pneumatic otoscopy and epidemiologic data. The incidence of OM by age was:
Features associated significantly with 1st episode of OM were: sibling with recurrent OM, race (white>black), sex (male> female). Having a sibling with allergy disposed propositi to 1st episode, while breast feeding tended to protect propositi.
Features associated significantly with recurrent OM (≥ 3 episodes) were those noted above. A parent with recurrent OM disposed propositi to recurrent OM. Breast feeding did not offer protection against recurrences of OM.
The sole feature associated significantly with persistent effusion in the middle ear after 1st episode of OM was the practice of giving a child a bottle in bed.
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Teele, D., Klein, J. 388 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OTITIS MEDIA DURING FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE. Pediatr Res 12 (Suppl 4), 428 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00393
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00393