Incidence and characteristics of otitis media with effusion in adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic

To investigate the incidence and characteristics of adult otitis media with effusion (OME) before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted. The incidence, age, sex, affected ear side, time of OME onset according to COVID-19 and days of improvement after conservative treatment were determined to assess the clinical features of adult OME in different periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. The incidence of adult OME during these periods was 3.17