Prevalence of otitis media with effusion among primary school age-children and etiopathogenic examination

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jan;66(Suppl 1):95-8. doi: 10.1007/s12070-011-0336-1. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

Abstract

A prevalence study was carried out in order to look into the etiopathogenic relation of otitis media with effusion (OME) in primary school-age children. The study included ENT examination and a questionnaire that was carried out in 4 randomly selected schools on 1,165 children. 143 of the cases (12.2%) had OME. A significant relation between OME and adenoid vegetation was found (P<0.01) while no significant relation between EOM and recurrent tonsillitis and allergic rhinitis was found (P>0.05). As a result, OME is a common disease that can lead to other hard-to-cure health problems and be costly if etiopathogenic factors are not resolved on time.

Keywords: Etiology; Otitis media with effusion; Prevelance.