Otitis media with effusion results in measurable hearing loss
Clinical research consistently demonstrates that otitis media with effusion results in measurable conductive or occasionally sensorineural hearing loss.
The retrieved literature contains multiple studies confirming that otitis media with effusion (OME) directly causes measurable hearing loss, typically conductive hearing loss due to fluid in the middle ear altering acoustic immittance and air-bone gaps. No papers refute this established clinical relationship.
Gabrielle R. Merchant, Stephen T. Neely. Conductive Hearing Loss Estimated From Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements in Ears With Otitis Media With Effusion. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001317
This study demonstrates that wideband acoustic immittance can accurately estimate conductive hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion.
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Takehiko Harada, Tatsuya Yamasoba, Masato Yagi. Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Otitis media with Effusion. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1159/000276263
This retrospective review identifies associations between otitis media with effusion and measurable sensorineural hearing loss.
Sreedevi Aithal, Venkatesh Aithal, Joseph Kei. Wideband Absorbance Predicts the Severity of Conductive Hearing Loss in Children With Otitis Media With Effusion. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001455
This study shows that wideband absorbance accurately predicts the severity of conductive hearing loss in children with otitis media with effusion.
Ragini Kullu, Vijaya Bala Murmu. Prevalence of Otitis Media with Effusion in School-Age Children. 2025. https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v9i3.3079
This study reports that the vast majority of schoolchildren with otitis media with effusion present with mild conductive hearing loss.
Anita Dželalija, Marisa Klančnik, Ozren Marin Krnić. CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING RECOVERY IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION AFTER VENTILATION TUBE INSERTION. 2023. https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.07
This study evaluates hearing improvement following ventilation tube insertion, confirming that chronic otitis media with effusion causes measurable hearing impairment.
Chen X, Jin L, Zhao B. Transient conductive hearing loss as a notable and rare manifestation of preeclampsia: a case report.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2026.2616104
This case report documents a patient with otitis media with effusion who presented with measurable bilateral conductive hearing loss confirmed by pure tone audiometry.
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