MEDICIAL AND SOCCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE SECRETION OTIT AT CHILDREN AGE

Secretory otitis media /SOM/ is an inflammatory middle ear disease with a heterogeneous and unpredictable course. The pathogenesis is in correlation with production and accumulation of effusion behind an intact ear drum without signs of acute inflammation. In spite of all diagnostic difficulties, the early detection of this disease and adequate treatment have medical and social importance.