RT Book, Section A1 Pai, Seema A1 Parikh, Sanjay R. A2 Lalwani, Anil K. SR Print(0) ID 55771279 T1 Chapter 49. Otitis Media T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-162439-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55771279 RD 2024/03/29 AB Otitis media (OM) is a global health care problem most commonly seen in the pediatric population. Aside from upper respiratory infections, OM is the most commonly rendered diagnosis in the pediatric primary care setting. The majority of children will be diagnosed with at least one episode of acute otitis media (AOM) with rates of incidence peaking at age 2. Various retrospective studies demonstrate a wide berth of incidence, suggesting that 19–62% of children will experience at least one episode of AOM by age 1, and 50–84% of children by age 3.