应告知患者各种可用于治疗特发性ETD的治疗选项。[31]Terris MH. Magit AE. Davidson TM. Otitis media with effusion in infants and children. Primary care concerns addressed from an otolaryngologist's perspective. Postgraduate Med. 1995;97:137-138.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7816710?tool=bestpractice.com[32]Bluestone CD. Management of chronic otitis media with effusion. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1983;37:44-56.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6684382?tool=bestpractice.com[33]Fireman P. Otitis media and Eustachian tube dysfunction: connection to allergic rhinitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997;99:S787-S797.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9042072?tool=bestpractice.com如果出现功能障碍的并发症,患者需要警惕耳部不适,如流水、听力改变,或眩晕或耳鸣发作。