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ArticleJournal of otology2019

Association of asymptomatic otitis media with effusion in patients with adenoid hypertrophy.

Vadisha Bhat, Ivan Paraekulam Mani, Rajeshwary Aroor, Marina Saldanha, M K Goutham, Deepika Pratap

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Article in Journal of otology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vadisha BhatDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Ivan Paraekulam ManiDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rajeshwary AroorDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Marina SaldanhaDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
M K GouthamDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Deepika PratapDepartment of ENT, KS Hegde, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
K.S. Hegde Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective Clinical symptoms of otitis media with effusion are rarely brought forward to the guardians of young children who the disease is most prevalent in. This often leads to poor scholastic performances and difficult social interactions. The objective of this study was to identify asymptomatic cases of otitis media with effusion present in individuals with adenoid hypertrophy. Material and Methods In a cross sectional study advocated in Justice K.S.Hegde Hospital, Karnataka India we evaluated one hundred patients above the age of three from August 2016 to December 2017. Candidates who presented with an adenoid nasopharyngeal ratio of more than 0.5 were selected for the study. Individuals who complained of otological symptoms were not considered for the study. Patients cleared of other pathological otological conditions were underwent audiological evaluation with pure tone audiometry and tympanometry for evaluating the middle ear status and hearing loss. Results The study showed a total of 36% of patients evaluated presented with asymptomatic otitis media with effusion. In candidates who presented with a bilateral B tympanogram, 40% had significant conductive hearing loss of more than 25dB. Conclusion An objective test such as impedance audiometry in all patients with adenoid hypertrophy would aid in the diagnosis of fluid in the middle ear, so that timely intervention can be done and possible complications be averted.

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Adenoid hypertrophyGlue earHearing loss in childrenOMEOtitis media with effusion

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