Analysis of middle ear function of the patients with cleft palate after palatoplasty

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Analysis of middle ear function of the patients with cleft palate after palatoplasty Via Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2021 Jun 7;56(6):586-589. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200716-00595. ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the middle ear function of the patients with cleft palate pre and post palatoplasty. Methods: 76 patients with cleft palate were investigated by clinical history and audiology examinations including electric otoscopy,tympanometry and click-ABR threshold. Results: The risk for middle ear function decreased with advancing age in the first 5 years. It was noticed that the otologic outcomes was related to the CP type. During long time follow-up, the frequency with the middle ear function disorder was always high within the CP patients but the proportion of the patients received tympanostomy tubes was low relatively. The prevalence of middle ear dysfunction did not differ with the time of cleft palate repair. Conclusion: The patients with cleft palate have middle ear function dysfunction in a long period of time,therefore a standard long-time follow-up system is necessary. PMID:34256482 | DOI:10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200716-00595 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.