Reduced Tympanic Membrane Mobility in Surgery — Case | ENT | SMLE Q#11063
SMLE Question #11063
Surgery
ENT
Objective: OBJ-ENT-POSTOP-BLEED
Last updated: February 2026
A 4-month-old girl is brought for a routine visit. She is exclusively breastfed, thriving, and has had no prior infections. Her parents report no fever, irritability, poor feeding, rhinorrhea, or cough. She appears well and playful. Pneumatic otoscopy of the right ear shows a non-purulent middle ear effusion with reduced tympanic membrane mobility, without bulging, marked erythema, or otorrhea; the left ear is normal. There is no conjunctivitis. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
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