TY - JOUR AU - Islam, Saba AU - Mumtaz, Nazia AU - Saqulain, Ghulam PY - 2021/12/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - MIDDLE EAR DISORDERS AMONG CLEFT LIP AND PALATE IN CHILDREN: A CONJOINT EXPOSITION JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 71 IS - Suppl-3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.51253/pafmj.v1i1.3687 UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3687 SP - S457-61 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyze the frequency of middle ear disorders among the cleft lip and palate and association with hearing Loss.</p><p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross Sectional analytical study.</p><p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Audiology Department of Cleft Hospital, Gujrat and ENT department of National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad, from Oct 2018 to Mar 2019.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> We recruited a sample of 100 cleft lip and palate children of both genders, aged 3 month to 12 years, using nonprobability sampling. Screening was performed with otoscopy, tympanometry and hearing assessment.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Out of sample population, 62% were males and 38% females with a mean age of 2.27 ± 2.73 years. The middle ear disorders were found to be 70%. Among these otitis media with effusion was the most common 43 (61.43%), followed by Acute otitis media 8 (11.43%) and Eustachian tube dysfunction 6 (8.57%). Tympanosclerosis and dry tympanic membrane perforation were the least common. Statistically significant association of hearing loss was found with the middle ear disorders (p&lt;0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Middle ear disorders especially otitis media with effusion are common in cleft lip/ palate children.</p> ER -