• Are tympanostomy tubes indicated for recurrent acute otitis media? 

    Wilson, Stephen A.; Mayo, Helen G. (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
    For children with recurrent acute otitis media (here defined as 3 or more episodes in 6 months, or 4 or more in a year), tympanostomy tubes are indicated if middle -ear effusion is present. Tubes reduce the frequency of ...