Tympanostomy Tubes and Developmental Outcomes at 9 to 11 Years of Age

Abstract

In otherwise healthy young children who have persistent middle-ear effusion, as defined in our study, prompt insertion of tympanostomy tubes does not improve developmental outcomes up to 9 to 11 years of age. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00365092 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).