Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children
Introduction: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is one of the common diseases of the ear, particularly in children which causes significant impact in speech, cognitive, educational and psychological development. In this study we aimed to determine the preva...
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Introduction: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is one of the common diseases of the ear, particularly in children which causes significant impact in speech, cognitive, educational and psychological development. In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of CSOM and associated hearing impairment among school going children aged 5 to 15 years.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in the Department of ENT, between September 2018 to August 2020. The study procedures involved completing a questionnaire, otoscopic examination, tuning fork test and audiometric test.
Results: A total of 525 school children were examined for CSOM and associated hearing impairment. Total 57 (10.8%) cases of CSOM were detected with male predominance (6.1% vs 4.8%). The prevalence of CSOM was 10.8%. Unilateral disease was seen in 77.2% and 26.3% had active disease. Around 98.2% had tubotympanic type of disease. This study revealed statistically significant association of CSOM with parent illiteracy, overcrowding, swimming in local pools and recurrent respiratory tract infections.
Conclusion: Health education through school health program, improvement of socioeconomic status and health facilities should be used in early detection and management of this disease thereby reducing the prevalence of CSOM.
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| spelling | doaj-art-136da89df7db452486ac0d58d41dcef52025-02-11T09:43:30ZengThe Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West BengalBengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery2395-23932395-24072024-11-0132110.47210/bjohns.2024.v32i1.45Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going ChildrenArun Maran Sattien0Priyokumar Singh Oinam1Mosin Babu2Shandyalata Yumlembam3Lalnunpuia Thangluah4Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, IndiaRegional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, IndiaRegional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, IndiaRegional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, IndiaRegional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India Introduction: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is one of the common diseases of the ear, particularly in children which causes significant impact in speech, cognitive, educational and psychological development. In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of CSOM and associated hearing impairment among school going children aged 5 to 15 years. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in the Department of ENT, between September 2018 to August 2020. The study procedures involved completing a questionnaire, otoscopic examination, tuning fork test and audiometric test. Results: A total of 525 school children were examined for CSOM and associated hearing impairment. Total 57 (10.8%) cases of CSOM were detected with male predominance (6.1% vs 4.8%). The prevalence of CSOM was 10.8%. Unilateral disease was seen in 77.2% and 26.3% had active disease. Around 98.2% had tubotympanic type of disease. This study revealed statistically significant association of CSOM with parent illiteracy, overcrowding, swimming in local pools and recurrent respiratory tract infections. Conclusion: Health education through school health program, improvement of socioeconomic status and health facilities should be used in early detection and management of this disease thereby reducing the prevalence of CSOM. https://bjohns.in/journal23/index.php/bjohns/article/view/45Chronic Suppurative Otitis MediaHearing impairmentPrevalenceSchool children |
| spellingShingle | Arun Maran Sattien Priyokumar Singh Oinam Mosin Babu Shandyalata Yumlembam Lalnunpuia Thangluah Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Hearing impairment Prevalence School children |
| title | Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children |
| title_full | Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children |
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| title_short | Prevalence of Chronic Otitis Media and Its Associated Hearing Impairment among School Going Children |
| title_sort | prevalence of chronic otitis media and its associated hearing impairment among school going children |
| topic | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Hearing impairment Prevalence School children |
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