Otitis Media with Effusion (Glue Ear) — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 7-year-old child has had recurrent otitis media with effusion and mouth-breathing for over a year, with hyponasal speech and a typical adenoid facies. After failed medical therapy, adenoidectomy is planned. Persistent middle-ear effusion in this child is best explained by adenoid-related dysfunction of which structure?
ARound window membrane
BTensor tympani muscle
CEustachian tube
DAditus ad antrum