| Title | [Otoscopic and tympanometric findings in infants with cleft lip and palate.] | | Author(s) | Feniman MR, Souza AG, Jorge JC, Lauris JR | | Institution | Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São PauloBauru, SP. | | Source | Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol (Engl Ed) 2008 Mar-Apr; 74(2):248-52. | | Abstract | Tympanometry plays a fundamental role in the identification of middle ear alterations, which are frequent in the population with cleft lip and palate.
AIM: do a retrospective analysis of the otoscopy and tympanometric exams of infants with cleft lip and palate who were not operated. Retrospective study.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: we analyzed 273 charts from infants with cleft lip and palate whom, from March 1996 to April of 2002 underwent pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry with a 226 Hz probe.
RESULTS: We did not find statistical significance in the otoscopic and tympanometric findings considering ears and genders. We observed 84% of alterations in otoscopy (opacification/83.4%, visible fluid in the middle ear /1.5%, the ear drum does not move during inflation /1.8 and retraction/0.7) and 65% in tympanometric curves (B/38%), A/36.5%, As/21%, C/4% and Ad/0.5%).
CONCLUSION: female and male infants with cleft lip and palate did not differ as far as otoscopic and tympanometry findings are concerned. All types of tympanometric curves were present, and types A and B were the most frequent ones. Ear drum opacification was the most frequent otoscopic finding. Pneumatic otoscopy identified a larger number of alterations when compared to conventional tympanometry. | | Language | por | | Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18568204 |
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