Prevalence of otitis media and its hearing loss in children of South Indian population

Background: Otitis media (OM) refers to bacterial infection or an inflammation of middle ear cleft in younger children than adults. The effusion of fluids in the middle ear or pathological changes in the tympanic membrane or ossicles leads to hearing loss. The aetiopathogenesis of OM is due to the involvement of multiple factors such as demographic, genetic, environmental and other health related factors like infections, allergy, asthma, eustachian tube dysfunction, cleft palate, and adenoid hypertrophy etc., Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of OM subtypes and its association with hearing loss in children of South Indian population.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Type: Poster Presentation Source Type: research