While the AAP/AAFP/
AAOHNS guideline recommends against routine antibiotics for OME, (17) it does note that a short course may provide short-term benefit to some patients (eg, those for whom a specialist referral or surgery is being considered).
The American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery (
AAOHNS) publishes clinical indicators for tympanostomy, which the insurance industry uses more than the doctors, he said.
At the conclusion of the 6-month period, logbooks are submitted to the
AAOHNS, and a certificate is awarded for satisfactory completion of the program.