Heidi M. Feldman
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Tympanostomy tubes and developmental outcomes at 9 to 11 years of age.
N Engl J Med. 2007; (3): 248-61
Developmental impairments in children have been attributed to persistent middle-ear effusion in their early years of life. Previously, we reported that among children younger than 3 years of age with persistent middle-ear effusion, prompt as compared with delayed insertion of tympanostomy tubes did not result in improved cognitive, language, speech, or psychosocial development at 3, 4, or 6 years of age. However, other important components of development could not be assessed until the children were older.
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