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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(11): 1695-703. |
Prevalence of Otitis Media with Effusion in Kindergarten Children in Taegu Area |
Joong Gahng Kim, MD, and Young Tak Soh, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Deafness Research Institute, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Taegu, Korea |
대구역 유치원 아동들의 삼출성 중이염에 대한 유병률 조사 |
김중강 · 손영탁 |
계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실, 계명대학교 동산병원 난청연구소 |
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ABSTRACT |
Otitis media with effusion(OME) is a very common disease in infants and young children. The frequency of occurrence declines with age after the first year of life except for a limited reversal of the downward trend between five and six years of age. However, a few literatures on epidemiologic study of otitis media with effusion are available in Korea due to be great variability of its diagnostic criteria and clinical features. The aim of this study is to provide the estimate of OME prevalence and discussion of its epidemiology. The study population includes 500 children enrolled in 7 kindergartens in Taegu area. In this study group of 500 children, 293 were boys and 207 were girls with mean age of 5 years(range : 4-6 years). Eighty-two children were considered to have OME(prevalence : 16.4%) with the peak at 5 years of age(18.2%). Of the 82 children with OME, twenty-six percent had bilateral involvement and all the remainder had unilateral involvement. Hearing dufficulty was the chief complaint in 9.8%, but majority of the cases were free of subjective symptoms(72.9%). Average hearing level in pure tone audiometry was 21dB with range from 2dB to 55dB.
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Keywords:
Otitis media with effusionㆍPrevalenceㆍEpidemiologyㆍHearing screening program. |
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