Table 1 Medical ear histories of the children whose parents we interviewed

Number of children who had had (bilateral) OM

12/12

Age at first OM episode

range = 2.0–12.8 months

median = 5.0

Number of clinic visits at which OM was documented

range = 6–41 visits

median = 15

Age at most recent OM episode

range = 32–87 months

median = 64 months

Number of children with perforations of the tympanic membrane

6/12

Number of children referred to ENT (ear nose and throat specialist)/audiology

7/12

Number of children who had tried or used amplification

2/12