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  • Title: Viscoelastic properties of middle ear effusions from pediatric otitis media with effusion and their relation to gross appearance.
    Author: Takeuchi K, Majima Y, Hirata K, Morishita A, Hattori M, Sakakura Y.
    Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol; 1990; 247(1):60-2. PubMed ID: 2310553.
    Abstract:
    The viscosity and the elasticity were measured in 146 individual middle ear effusions (MEEs) from 93 children with otitis media with effusion (OME). The effusions were classified into serous or mucoid type by their macroscopic appearance. The distribution of elasticity showed two peaks, corresponding to the peaks of serous and mucoid types of effusions. There were a small number of effusions in the intermediate range of elasticity, where the effusions were most effectively transported by the cilia. These findings suggests that the MEEs of pediatric OME are accumulations of rheologically suboptimal fluid in the middle ear cavity.
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