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Chronic serous otitis media and chronic purulent otitis media. (The Middle Ear) (Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat)
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- The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide
- Article date:
- January 1, 1989
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Chronic Serous otitis Media and Chronic Purulent otitis Media
Both these conditions can progress from acute to chronic problems, and although the cause is not clear-cut, the adenoids may play a significant role. Sometimes the attacks are not really recurrent, but a single one which is never completely cured.
The infection spreads to the mastoid process, a honeycombed area of bone in the skull behind the ear which has few blood vessels. Because only a relatively small amount of blood ...