Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
Auditory apparatus, pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasias, and sinus tracking.
2 subcategories • 7 reference files
Auditory Apparatus & Tympanic Inflammations (4)
Moderate Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
Acute Suppurative Middle Ear Infection
6 Months to 2 Years (Peak incidence due to Eustachian tube anatomy)
Mild Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)
Non-Infectious Middle Ear Fluid Accumulation
2 to 5 Years (Peak occurrence as Eustachian tubes mature)
Severe Mastoiditis
Acute Coalescent Mastoid Osteitis
6 Months to 3 Years (Most common under 2 years)
Mild Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear)
Acute Bacterial Infection of the External Auditory Canal
Children and Teens (particularly active swimmers)
Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasias & Sinus tracking (3)
Moderate Acute Tonsillopharyngitis
Acute Inflammation of the Tonsils & Pharynx
3 to 15 Years (Viral causes are more common in younger children; bacterial in school-aged)
Moderate Adenoid Hypertrophy
Chronic Hyperplasia of the Nasopharyngeal Tonsils
2 to 6 Years (Peak size of lymphoid tissue; resolves as the airway grows)
Mild Acute Sinusitis (Pediatric)
Inflammation or infection of the paranasal sinuses, usually following a cold.
Children of all ages, more recognizable after about age 1 once sinuses develop.