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Abstract
Background
Adenotonsillitis in the hypertrophy of the Tonsil and adenoid tissues in the oropharynx and nasopharynx respectively which results in obstruction of the eustachian tube (ET) due to edema by mechanical obstruction leading to otitis media with effusion (OME) which can result in hearing impairment in the child and interferes with the child’s social development, language and behaviour which can remain unnoticed for a long time. Hence screening of the children should be done routinely to detect it earlier.
Method
It is a prospective study done in department of ENT, Saveetha medical College and hospital between February 2022 to september 2022. 30 cases of children with chronic adenotonsilltis were included in the study after meeting the inclusion criteria their demographic details, examination findings including pure tone audiometry(PTA) and tympanogram were noted for analysis.
Results
Of the total 30 patients taken, 50% showed bilateral normal hearing , 40% showed bilateral mild hearing loss and a minority 10% showed bilateral moderate hearing loss. The tympanogram results showed the right ear with majority of 70% with B type curve on both right and left ear.
Conclusion
Audiological screening for all children diagnosed with chronic adenotonsillitis should be made mandatory to detect the hearing impairment at an early stage and try to treat accordingly.
Keywords:
adenoids, adenoid hypertrophy, hearing loss, conductive hearing loss, tonsils, tympanogram, pure tone audiometry, screening.
Cite Article:
"Audiological profile in children with chronic adenotonsillitis ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.332 - 337, February-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2302053.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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