Online ISSN: 1303-6289
Print ISSN: 0304-4793


Published Online: 
April 1, 2002

Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2002; 40(1): 53-57 Abstract


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 Otitis Media with Effusion in Pre-school Children

Okul Öncesi Kreş Çocuklarında Efüzyonlu Otitis Media

Ali Hidayeti, Ender İnci, Nazım Korkut, Mehmet Ada, Asım Kaytaz, İrfan Devranoğlu

İstanbul University, Cerahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey
Key Words
Otitis media with effusion, negative pressure prevalence, kindergarten
Abstract
 

 

 

Incidence of otitis media with effusion and negative pressure in the middle ear, their epidemiology and etiological factors were investigated in 200 ears of 100 children in a kindergarten. The ages of 51 girls and 49 boys were between 3-6.

The incidences of otitis media with effusion and negative pressure in the middle ear are higher in the kindergarten group with reference to the 2-6 age group of the normal population. The children carry etiologic and epidemiological risk factors originating from themselves, their families, their environment and day care facilities. Otitis media with effusion and negative pressure in the middle ear prevalence are high in these children. In preventive medicine these children must be followed with screening and routine examinations.

In our study we detected otitis media with effusion in 19.5% and negative pressure in 7% of children who did not have any otologic complaints. According to our findings we concluded that the prevalence of otitis media with effusion and negative pressure had a tendency to decrease with age and increase with a history of passive smoking, family history of allergy and otitis media. Also in this study we did not find a significant difference in the prevalence of otitis media with effusion and negative pressure among the breast fed children who were grouped according to the duration of feeding.
Accepted after revision: January 29, 2001
Correspondence:
 		Ender İnci, MD 
İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi KBB ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı
K.M.Paşa 34303 İstanbul - Türkiye, Phone: (0212) 588 48 00 / 1519
e-mail: enderinci@hotmail.com

 

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