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Correlation Between Adenoid Hypertrophy, Tympanometry Findings, and Viscosity of Middle Ear Fluid in Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion, Southern Oman
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Hazem M. Abdel Tawab Salim M. Sloma Tabook |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Otitis media with effusion is a common cause of diminished hearing in children younger than 12 years. Hypertrophy of adenoids is one of the commonest etiologies of this condition. It has been mentioned that with increased size of the adenoid tissue, the more likely the incidence of fluid in the middle ear. The aim of this study was to find whether there is a correlation between adenoid size, tympanometric findings, and type of fluid in the middle ear irrespective of disease duration. This is a prospective study done on 100 pediatric patients (12 years and less) presented with chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) and adenoid hypertrophy from July 2015 till July 2017. Cases with tympanometry evidence of COME (B, Cs) and adenoid hypertrophy seen by nasal endoscopy were included. Adenoid size was graded and correlated with the type of tympanometry and type of fluid in the middle ear. Sixty male children and 40 female children were involved. Age ranged from 3 to 12 years with a mean of 7.19 ± 2.489 years. Highly significant relation existed between grade 4 adenoid hypertrophy and mucoid nature of middle ear fluid (P value = .000). There is a highly significant relation between adenoid hypertrophy grade Ⅳ and type B tympanometry. There is a highly significant relation between adenoid size and nature of middle ear fluid irrespective of the duration of complaints, where grade Ⅳ adenoid hypertrophy showed more increase in middle ear effusion viscosity making adenoid size a very important predictor for the tympanometry type and the nature of the fluid in the middle ear. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0145561319875438?download=true |
| Starting Page | 141 |
| Ending Page | 146 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| ISSN | 01455613 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 100 |
| Journal | Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (EAR) |
| e-ISSN | 19427522 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0145561319875438 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications CA |
| Publisher Date | 2019-09-23 |
| Publisher Place | Los Angeles |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2019 |
| Subject Keyword | otitis media with effusion adenoid hypertrophy tympanometry endoscopy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Otorhinolaryngology |
