Frequency of Serous Otitis Media in Children without Otolaryngological Symptoms
Autor: | Safiye Giran Örtekin, Taliye Çakabay, Murat Koçyiğit, Selin Üstün Bezgin, Mustafa Kemal Adali, Güven Özkaya |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ear infection lcsh:Medicine tympanometry Adenoid 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Throat medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Otoscope 030223 otorhinolaryngology Nose Original Research medicine.diagnostic_test adenoid business.industry lcsh:R otitis media Tympanometry lcsh:Otorhinolaryngology medicine.disease lcsh:RF1-547 Dermatology Surgery stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Middle ear business Adenoid hypertrophy |
Zdroj: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-164, Published: JUN 2017 International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology v.21 n.2 2017 Fundação Otorrinolaringologia (FORL) instacron:FORL International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 21, Iss 02, Pp 161-164 (2017) |
ISSN: | 1809-9777 |
Popis: | Introduction Otitis media with effusion is the fluid in the middle ear with no signs or symptoms of acute ear infection. Objective This study aims to research the frequency of serous otitis media in patients referred to the pediatric clinic between 3–16 years of age without any active ear, nose, and throat complaints. Methods This study included 589 children patients (280 boys, 309 girls; mean age: 9.42; range 3–16) who were administered to the pediatric clinic without otolaryngologic complaints. Patients underwent examination with flexible nasopharyngoscopy for adenoid hypertrophy. An otorhinolaryngologist examined all children on both ears using an otoscope and tested with tympanometry. We used tympanometry results to diagnose SOM. Results The study included 589 patients that underwent fiber optic examination of the nasopharynx with an endoscope. Adenoid vegetation was present in 58 patients (9.8%) and was not detected in 531 patients (90.2%). We found serous otitis media in 94 (15.9%) patients. We obtained Type A tympanogram in 47 (81%) of 58 patients with adenoid vegetation, 6 (10.3%) Type B, and 5 (8.6%) Type C. When comparing 58 patients with adenoid vegetation with 538 patients without adenoid vegetation for serous otitis media, the frequency was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion We believe that in children without any ear, nose, and throat complaints, it is possible to detect serous otitis media with adenoid vegetation. Thus, pediatric patients should undergo screening at regular intervals. |
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