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ArticleSaudi medical journal2025

Quality of life improvement in children with otitis media with effusion post ventilation tube insertion: A prospective cohort study.

Abdullah S Alkhaldi, Lama M AlSahli, Sultan A Al-Ibraheem, Muataz H Alhashem, Fahad A Al-Saab

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Abdullah S AlkhaldiFrom the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Lama M AlSahliFrom the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-5506
Sultan A Al-IbraheemFrom the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Muataz H AlhashemFrom the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad A Al-SaabFrom the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

objectivesTo study is to establish the OM-6 scores in Saudi children with OME and subjectively assess the change in QoL following VT insertion. The Otitis Media 6 (OM-6) questionnaire is a widely used measure of the quality of life (QoL) in children with otitis media with effusion (OME). Myringotomy with ventilation tube (VT) insertion is indicated when OME persists with clinically documented hearing impairment.

methodsThe present study is a prospective cohort study investigating the QoL of children with OME using a validated OM-6 questionnaire. The caregivers of 100 children were subjected to the questionnaire preoperatively from January 2023 to December 2023. All included patients underwent bilateral myringotomy and VT insertion with adenoidectomy under general anaesthesia. Caregivers were asked to complete the OM-6 questionnaire three months postoperatively to assess the change in QoL.

resultsA total of 100 children were enrolled in this study. The average OM-6 score was 16 before surgery and reduced to 7 after surgery. There is a statistically significant reduction in the score after the surgery (

conclusionThe QoL of children with OME measured by OM-6 questionnaire significantly improved following VT insertion.

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Middle Ear VentilationOtitis Media with EffusionQuality of LifeAdenoidectomyChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleProspective StudiesSurveys and Questionnaireschildrenhearing lossotitis media with effusionquality of lifeventilation tube

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