Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Study of audiological profile in patients with chronic adenotonsillitis
Dr. Nasreenbanu Khadarnayakar, Dr. Pooja N, Dr. Vinaya Kumar S M, Dr.Sushmitha V Badiger
JCDR. 2023: 2898-2910
Abstract
Background: Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the common causes for childhood morbidity.1 Its pathological effects include rhinitis, rhino sinusitis, otitis media and Otitis Media with Effusion (OME).1OME is the chronic accumulation of mucus within the middle ear and sometimes the mastoid air cell system. ET dysfunction is one of the aetiologies for OME.2Looking into the ear of children at the earliest is beneficial and for this purpose audiological assessment is helpful.
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