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We analyzed clinical study in 47 patients, who had visited to the Dept. of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University to treat Otitis media with effesion from March, 1991 to February, 1992. The clinical etiology of O.M.E. was tubal occlusion, acute otitis, and allergy. The clinical symptoms were hearing loss, tinnitus, sneezing, coughing, Chun-I(纏耳), and BEE-Yeon(鼻淵) in the Oriental Medicine. The results were as follows. 1. There were 26 males (55%) and 21 females (45%) in sex. 2. The peak age at onset was 1-4 years old (11Cases). 3. Bilateral effusion was in 6%, and unilateral in 38%. 4. The etioloigic factors were upper respiratory infection 16 cases, Allergic rhinitis 13 cases, Sinusitis 8 cases, etc. 5. The most common chief complaint was hearing loss (30%). 6. There was no significant difference between blood types in O.M.E., ( A type 30%, B type 25%, AB type 13% ;0 type 13%, Unknown recorded 9%). 7. 21% patients prefered warm and the others cold 8. As for digestion, good was in 31 cases (81%), and poor 9 cases (19%). 9. Man-Hyung-Ja-San Extract was most used in treatments as 38%, O-Ryung-San $35\%$ 수식 이미지 in descending order. 10. As for treatment period, 14 cases were treated over 12 weeks, 9 cases below 1 week
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