Studies of OME patients
with allergy confirmed by skin testing

Year	AUTHOR	[REFERENCE #]	No. Pts	% Positive skin tests	% Improved with allergy therapy
'42	Dohlman	[32]	178	56 %
'42	Mao	[78]	252	29 %
'49	Jordan	[60]	123	74 %	98 %
'58	Solow	[122]	50	72 %
'61	Lecks	[70]	82	88 %
'65	Fernandez	[37]	113	55 %	95 %
'65	Whitcomb	[150]	38	100 %	87 %
'67	Draper	[35]	340	53 %	91 %
'80	Hall	[48]	92	100 %	82 %
'88	Tomonaga	[138]	259	72 % of OME cases
			605	89 % of Nasal allergy	29 % of controls
'90	Hurst	[55]	20	100 %	100 %
'96	Hurst *	[55 b]	73	97 %