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Impedance screening for otitis media with effusion in Nigerian children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

F. O. Ogisi
F. O. Ogisi*
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Unit, Dept of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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Dr F. O. Ogisi, Dept. of Surgery, U.B.T.H., Benin City, Nigeria.
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Abstract

Tympanometry and acoustic reflex tests performed on 431 school children aged five to six years showed that eight per cent of the ears screened had type B or type C tympanograms suggestive of otitis media with effusion (1.2 per cent type B, and 6.8 per cent type C). Preliminary otoscopy revealed tympanic membrane appearances consistant with middle ear effusion in a correspondingly low proportion of ears (7.6 per cent), whilst acoustic reflex screening at 105 dB for three frequencies (0.5, 1 and 2 kHz) showed absent reflexes at one or more frequencies in 8.1 per cent of the ears. The findings indicate a relatively low prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children in Nigeria. Possible contributory factors are discussed.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 11 , November 1988 , pp. 986 - 988
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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