Middle ear problems in children with cleft palate: A cross-sectional study

Frederick Dochy*, Eva Vanheule, Els De Leenheer and Helen Van Hoecke

Background: Cleft lip and/or palate is the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly. Otitis media with effusion is almost universally present in young children with a cleft palate. OME results in a conductive hearing loss and -if persistent- often requires the placement of ventilation tubes or adjustment of hearing aids in selected cases. Also, a higher incidence of middle ear sequelae e.g. tympanic membrane perforation, chronic otitis media with or without cholesteatoma is reported in the cleft palate population.

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Published on: Aug 19, 2019 Pages: 78-82

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-1759.000103
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