Background-Otitis media with effusion leads to hearing loss which may significantly compromise the cognitive, linguistic and emotional development of children. It usually goes undiagnosed because the children do not have any complaints and the next of kin do not notice any symptoms such as hearing loss.
Methods-411 children of the age group 5-8 years from various camps conducted in sub-urban areas of Ajmer, Rajasthan were subjected to complete ear, nose throat examination in the period of June 2018 to December 2018.27 children were excluded on the basis of exclusion criteria and 384 children were then considered for the study. Hearing assessment was done by tuning fork test & those who had a hearing loss were than subjected to pure tone audiogram and tympanometry at our center. An interview was done with the parents of these children to acquire information about the academic and social behavior of these children with the help of a questionnaire.
Results- 89 (21.30%) children were suffering from otitis media with effusion and 26 (6.77%) children had Eustachian tube blockage which is a precursor to otitis media with effusion. Almost all of these children were poor in social and academic performance.
Conclusion- The high incidence of undiagnosed otitis media with effusion warrants an awareness program for parents and teachers and also if possible a regular screening program for children.
Key words: otitis media with effusion, serous otitis media, conductive hearing loss.
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Traumatic perforations are not new for ENT surgeons. The dictum for treatment is to keep the ear dry and leave the tympanic membrane to heal by itself. Most of the time it heals completely, but if it does not, a tympanoplasty is required.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 144 patients of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation, who reported in the outdoor patient department of Otorhinolaryngology, at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical college, DPU, Pune, were divided in two random groups; Group A was treated with standard treatment while Group B was treated with patching of perforation as an adjuvant to standard treatment. A simple paper, (from the envelop of gel foam) was used for this procedure. The standard taught and performed treatment for a tympanic membrane perforation is administering antibiotics, antihistaminic and anti-inflammatory drugs and keeping the ear dry; leaving the perforation for spontaneous healing. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Group A 75% perforations had healed while in Group B 97.22% perforations healed completely.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Paper patching supports the healing tympanic membrane and significantly improves the chances of spontaneous healing thus reducing the requirement of surgical intervention.</p>
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