TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Earache, personality disorder, pain scores, and vulvodynia JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 444 LP - 444 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X705281 VL - 69 IS - 686 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2019/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/686/444.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureGiven the drive to reduce antibiotic prescribing and the fact that parents tend to be cautious about administering analgesia because of a lack of clear instructions, the management of earache in acute otitis media (AOM) is currently of interest in academic primary care. The PIM-POM trial is a Dutch primary care-based study that tested a multifaceted educational intervention to optimise pain management in children with GP-confirmed AOM. In a linked qualitative study, researchers found that parents struggle to recognise earache and other AOM symptoms.1 Parents valued the GP’s advice on pain management and were happy to accept pain medication as a standalone therapy, provided that the GP explained … ER -