Use of a SWIR Otoscope in the Assessment of Pediatric and Other Conditions

Natarajan, Nirvikalpa, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine; Lee, Yu-Jin, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine; Valdez, Tulio A., Stanford Univ. School of Medicine

doi:10.1117/3.2604326.ch15

Book: Short-Wavelength Infrared Windows for Biomedical Applications

Editor(s): Laura A. Sordillo; Peter P. Sordillo

Author(s): Nirvikalpa Natarajan, Yu-Jin Lee, Tulio Valdez

Published: 2021

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2604326.ch15

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Abstract

Otitis media (ot-ear, itis-inflammation, media-middle ear) is one of the most common illnesses diagnosed in children. Globally, with an incidence of over 709 million, it is the most common reason for administering antibiotics to children. Furthermore, an inaccurate diagnosis related to conditions with similar symptoms frequently leads to the over-prescription of antibiotics, contributing to an increase in bacterial resistance development. In the United States, at least 80% of children will have experienced one or more otitis media (OM) episodes by 3 years of age. Pediatric acute OM accounts for approximately US$4 billion in added health care expenses in the U.S.