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Abstract
Dizziness can be caused by a variety of peripheral vestibular, central, and systemic disease processes. Eustachian tube dysfunction with and without middle-ear effusion has been considered one of the most common causes of balance disturbances in young children. Several studies have indicated that during an episode of otitis media the child's balance deteriorates and the child may become clumsy and fall more often. Thus, not only the adverse effect on hearing should be considered in the management of a child with otitis media, but also the child's balance.
| Abbreviations | ||
| AOM | = | Acute otitis media |
| BOTMP | = | Bruininks-Oseretsky test for motor proficiency |
| ENG | = | Electronystagmography |
| MEE | = | Middle-ear effusion |
| OM | = | Otitis media |
| OME | = | Otitis media with effusion |
| PDMS | = | Peabody developmental motor scale |
| TM | = | Tympanic membrane |
| Abbreviations | ||
| AOM | = | Acute otitis media |
| BOTMP | = | Bruininks-Oseretsky test for motor proficiency |
| ENG | = | Electronystagmography |
| MEE | = | Middle-ear effusion |
| OM | = | Otitis media |
| OME | = | Otitis media with effusion |
| PDMS | = | Peabody developmental motor scale |
| TM | = | Tympanic membrane |
Sumario
Varios procesos patológicos vestibulares periféricos, centrales y sistémicos pueden causar mareo. La disfunción de la trompa de Eustaquio con o sin secreción en el oído medio ha sido considerada una de las causas más comunes de alteraciones del equilibrio en niños pequeños. Varios estudios han indicado que durante un episodio de otitis media se deteriora el equilibrio del niño volviéndolo torpe y ocasionando que se caiga con mayor frecuencia. Por ello, en el tratamiento de la otitis media no sólo deben considerarse los efectos adversos sobre la audición de un niño sino también sobre su equilibrio.