Study of Hearing Outcome in Secretory Otitis Media in Children 3 to 12 Years of Age
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Background and Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the hearing out come in cases of secretory otitis media before and after treatment different treatment modalities. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study consisting of 174 children in the age group 3-12 years of age diagnosed with secretory otitis media. They underwent medical and different modalities of surgical treatments. All patients subjected to audiometry and tympanometry for assessment of hearing before and after treatments. Result: Study results showed that there was no significant change in hearing in patients who underwent medical treatment. But in those patients who underwent surgical modalities of treatment, there was a significant hearing improvement. Moreover, out of these, the maximum benefit was seen in patients who underwent adenoidectomy with grommet insertion. Conclusion: In this study, the hearing outcome in secretory otitis media was assessed following different modalities of treatment. Patients who underwent medical management did not show much improvement in the conductive hearing loss assessed before treatment. While those who underwent surgical management had improvement of hearing when compared with that before treatment.
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Bency Benjamin, K B Rajamma
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