No association between hearing loss due to bilateral otitis media with effusion and Denver-II test results in preschool children

Serbetcioglu B., Ugurtay O., KIRKIM G., Muttu B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.72, sa.2, ss.215-222, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.10.012
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.215-222
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: child, otitis media with effusion, middle-ear effusion, hearing loss, cognition, language and motor skills, Denver test, transient otoacoustic emissions, OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, LANGUAGE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of acquired hearing Loss in childhood and has been associated with delayed language development and behavioral problems. In this study, children with an evidently recurrent otitis media were investigated. The present study examines the association between hearing Loss versus developmental screening test parameters of preschool children.