A nurse is comparing otosclerosis and otitis media with effusion. Which statement is correct regarding these two diseases?
a. Otosclerosis can be caused by changes in air pressure, whereas otitis media with effusion follows chronic sinus infections.
b. Otosclerosis is an inflammation of the middle ear, whereas otitis media with effusion is a hereditary recessive disease.
c. Otosclerosis may be accompanied by a reddish blush of the tympanum, whereas otitis media with effusion is accompanied by purulent discharge from the ear.
d. Otosclerosis is treated by oral administration of sodium fluoride, with vitamin
D and calcium carbonate, whereas otitis media with effusion does not require antibiotic therapy.