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Olencewicz G, Holt R, Sharma M. Phonological awareness and reading outcomes in children with a history of otitis media: a review. Int J Audiol 2024:1-8. [PMID: 39105670 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2383698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE A review was conducted to investigate the current evidence for effects of otitis media (OM) on phonological awareness and reading skills in children under 12 years old. DESIGN A review conducted in 2024 to identify articles between 1978 and 2024 related to OM and its impact on (pre-)reading skills. STUDY SAMPLE An initial search across six databases provided 6808 research outputs. After screening, 27 articles were retained. Screening of the references on the selected articles provided an additional 6, giving 33 articles in the final review. RESULTS The selected research papers did not all evaluate the same phonological awareness or reading skills. Of the studies, 20 identified that a history of OM impacted reading outcomes. Twelve studies found no significant impact while one study showed an impact which resolved with time. CONCLUSION The findings do not show a consistent association between a history of OM and phonological processing or reading skills. This is likely due to the wide range of methodologies employed and variability in the focus of the respective studies. Future research, including longitudinal studies, would be beneficial to infer the potential impacts of OM on phonological processing or reading skills.
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Leung JH, Thorne PR, Purdy SC, Cheyne K, Steptoe B, Ambler A, Hogan S, Ramrakha S, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Poulton R. Trajectories of Hearing From Childhood to Adulthood. Ear Hear 2024:00003446-990000000-00301. [PMID: 38898547 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study provides a unique opportunity to document the progression of ear health and hearing ability within the same cohort of individuals from birth. This investigation draws on hearing data from 5 to 13 years and again at 45 years of age, to explore the associations between childhood hearing variables and hearing and listening ability at age 45. DESIGN Multiple linear regression analyses were used to assess associations between childhood hearing (otological status and mid-frequency pure-tone average) and (a) age 45 peripheral hearing ability (mid-frequency pure-tone average and high-frequency pure-tone average), and (b) age 45 listening ability (listening in spatialized noise and subjective questionnaire on listening experiences). Sex, childhood socioeconomic status, and adult IQ were included in the model as covariates. RESULTS Peripheral hearing and listening abilities at age 45 were consistently associated with childhood hearing acuity at mid-frequencies. Otological status was a moderate predicting factor for high-frequency hearing and utilization of spatial listening cues in adulthood. CONCLUSIONS We aim to use these findings to develop a foundational model of hearing trajectories. This will form the basis for identifying precursors, to be investigated in a subsequent series of analyses, that may protect against or exacerbate hearing-associated cognitive decline in the Dunedin Study cohort as they progress from mid-life to older age.
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- Joan H Leung
- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Eisdell Moore Centre for Hearing and Balance Research, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Eisdell Moore Centre for Hearing and Balance Research, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Eisdell Moore Centre for Hearing and Balance Research, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- PROMENTA, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- PROMENTA, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Alenezi EMA, Robinson M, McKinnon EJ, Calder SD, Veselinović T, Richmond PC, Eikelboom RH, Brennan-Jones CG. Impact of ventilation tube insertion on long-term language outcomes at 6 and 10 years of age: A prospective pregnancy cohort study. Clin Otolaryngol 2024; 49:191-198. [PMID: 37944558 DOI: 10.1111/coa.14121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Investigating the impact of early childhood ventilation tube insertion (VTI) on long-term language outcomes. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING A total of 2900 pregnant women participated in the Raine Study between 1989 and 1991 in Western Australia, and 2868 children have been followed up. PARTICIPANTS Based on parental reports, 314 children had a history of recurrent otitis media but did not undergo VTI (rOM group); another 94 received VTI (VTI group); while 1735 had no history of rOM (reference group) in the first 3 years of childhood. Children with data on outcomes and confounders were included in analyses of PPVT-R at ages 6 (n = 1567) and 10 years (n = 1313) and CELF-III at 10 years (n = 1410) (approximately 5% in the VTI group and 15% in the rOM group). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised edition and Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals® Preschool-3. RESULTS At 6 years, mean PPVT-R scores were significantly lower in the VTI group than the reference group (β = -3.3; 95% CI [-6.5 to -0.04], p = .047). At 10 years, while the difference between the VTI and reference groups was less pronounced for PPVT-R scores, there was a small but consistent trend of lower measures, on average, across CELF-III scores (expressive: β = -3.4 [-7.1 to 0.27], p = .069; receptive: β = -4.1 [-7.9 to -0.34], p = .033; total: β = -3.9 [-7.5 to -0.21], p = .038). There was no evidence to suggest that language outcomes in the rOM group differed from the reference group. CONCLUSION Lower scores of language outcomes in school-aged children who received VTI in early childhood may suggest a long-term risk which should be considered alongside the potential benefits of VTI.
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- Eman M A Alenezi
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, nipaluna/Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Breadmore HL, Halliday LF, Carroll JM. Variability in auditory processing performance is associated with reading difficulties rather than with history of otitis media. DYSLEXIA (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2024; 30:e1760. [PMID: 38262626 DOI: 10.1002/dys.1760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The nature and cause of auditory processing deficits in dyslexic individuals have been debated for decades. Auditory processing deficits were argued to be the first step in a causal chain of difficulties, leading to difficulties in speech perception and thereby phonological processing and literacy difficulties. More recently, it has been argued that auditory processing difficulties may not be causally related to language and literacy difficulties. This study compares two groups who have phonological processing impairments for different reasons: dyslexia and a history of otitis media (OM). We compared their discrimination thresholds and response variability to chronological age- and reading age-matched controls, across three auditory processing tasks: frequency discrimination, rise-time discrimination and speech perception. Dyslexic children showed raised frequency discrimination thresholds in comparison with age-matched controls but did not differ from reading age-matched controls or individuals with a history of OM. There were no group differences on speech perception or rise-time tasks. For the dyslexic children, there was an association between phonological awareness and frequency discrimination response variability, but no association with thresholds. These findings are not consistent with a 'causal chain' explanation but could be accounted for within a multiple deficits view of literacy difficulties.
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- Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Global Learning, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
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Ear Infection Trajectories and Academic, Behavioral, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2021; 42:588-596. [PMID: 34518499 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate (1) typical trajectories of parent-reported ear infections throughout childhood and (2) their associations with child outcomes. METHOD Design and participants: Two parallel cohorts assessed biennially from 2004 to 2014 spanning ages 0-1 to 10-11 years (B cohort, n = 3721) and ages 4-5 to 14-15 years (K cohort, n = 3489) in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Ear infection: Parent-reported ongoing ear infections (B: waves 1-6; K: waves 1, 2, 4, and 5). Outcomes (wave 6): National academic standardized test, teacher-reported learning, parent- and teacher-reported behavior, and self-reported quality of life. Analysis: Latent class models identified ear infection trajectories. Linear regression quantified associations between trajectories and outcomes. RESULTS Four probability trajectories of ear infections emerged in both cohorts: "consistently low" (B 86.2%, K 87.0%), "moderate to low" (5.5%, 9.7%), "low to moderate" (7.0%, 1.5%), and "consistently high" (1.4%, 1.8%). In K cohort, the "consistently high" group had the worst outcomes (effect sizes 0.2-0.8 SDs), with effect sizes largest for psychosocial and language outcomes. "Moderate to low" and "low to moderate" groups showed marginal to no academic associations, although behavior and quality-of-life scores were 0.2 to 0.3 SDs poorer than the "consistently low" group. Similar but attenuated associations were seen in B cohort. CONCLUSION Sizable adverse adolescent outcomes follow parent reports of persistent ongoing ear infections throughout childhood. Despite a possibility of reverse causation, this suggests that cumulative rather than age-specific ear infections are most important to outcomes. Clinicians may generally be reassuring about ongoing ear infections limited to either early or middle childhood but should proactively identify and manage the small subgroup whose early infections persist throughout the elementary school years.
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Borges LR, Donadon C, Sanfins MD, Valente JP, Paschoal JR, Colella-Santos MF. The effects of otitis media with effusion on the measurement of auditory evoked potentials. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 133:109978. [PMID: 32179206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the impact of otitis media on auditory evoked potentials in children with a history of otitis media in comparison to a control group. DESIGN 90 children, with normal hearing and middle ear status at time of assessment, aged between 8 and 14 years (44 boys and 46 girls) were enrolled in this study. 50 children (28 boys and 22 girls) had a documented history of Otitis Media. The control group consisted of 40 children (17 boys and 23 girls) with no documented history of otitis media. All children completed the auditory evoked potentials tasks of Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) and P300. RESULTS Auditory Evoked Potentials results demonstrated significantly increased latencies and decreased amplitudes in the otitis media group. ABR showed significantly latency delay of waves III and V by 0.1 msec (p < 0.001) and reduced amplitude (0.06 μV, p = 0.002 and 0.05 μV, p = 0.008, respectively) in the otitis media group compared to control group. P300 also showed significant latency delays (13,41 ms, p = 0.008) in otitis media group. No significant difference was seen for amplitude between CG and otitis media group for P300. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate the negative effects of otitis media on auditory evoked potentials in children with a history of middle ear disease as can be seen by changes on the ABR and P300 measures.
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- Leticia Reis Borges
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Human Development and Rehabilitation, Child and Adolescent Health Graduate Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Eshghi M, Adatorwovor R, Preisser JS, Crais ER, Zajac DJ. Vocabulary Growth From 18 to 24 Months of Age in Children With and Without Repaired Cleft Palate. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2019; 62:3413-3430. [PMID: 31437085 PMCID: PMC6808344 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-l-18-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Purpose This study investigated vocabulary growth from 18 to 24 months of age in young children with repaired cleft palate (CP), children with otitis media, and typically developing (TD) children. In addition, the contributions of factors such as hearing level, middle ear status, size of consonant inventory, maternal education level, and gender to the development of expressive vocabulary were explored. Method Vocabulary size of 40 children with repaired CP, 29 children with otitis media, and 25 TD children was measured using the parent report on MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories: Words and Sentences (Fenson et al., 2007) at 18 and 24 months of age. All participants underwent sound field audiometry at 12 months of age and tympanometry at 18 months of age. A multiple linear regression with and without covariates was used to model vocabulary growth from 18 to 24 months of age across the 3 groups. Results Children with CP produced a significantly smaller number of words at 24 months of age and showed significantly slower rate of vocabulary growth from 18 to 24 months of age when compared to TD children (p < .05). Although middle ear status was found to predict vocabulary growth from 18 to 24 months of age across the 3 groups (p < .05), the confidence interval was large, suggesting the effect should be interpreted with caution. Conclusions Children with CP showed slower expressive vocabulary growth relative to their age-matched TD peers. Middle ear status may be associated with development of vocabulary skills for some children.
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- Marziye Eshghi
- Speech and Feeding Disorders Lab, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Division of Craniofacial and Surgical Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Da Costa C, Eikelboom RH, Jacques A, Swanepoel DW, Whitehouse AJO, Jamieson SE, Brennan-Jones CG. Does otitis media in early childhood affect later behavioural development? Results from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. Clin Otolaryngol 2018; 43:1036-1042. [PMID: 29495111 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study recruited 2900 pregnant women from King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. PARTICIPANTS Data from the children born were collected at both the Year 3 and Year 5 follow-up. At Year 3, n = 611 were diagnosed with recurrent otitis media through parent-report and clinical examination. At Year 5, n = 299 were considered exposed to otitis media based upon tympanometry results. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Performance in the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL), a questionnaire completed by the primary caregiver at Year 10. RESULTS Significant associations were found between recurrent otitis media at Year 3 and internalising behaviours (P = .011), and the somatic (P = .011), withdrawn (P = .014), attention (P = .003) and thought problems domains (P = .021), and the total CBCL score (P = .010). A significant association was also found between exposure to otitis media at Year 5 and externalising behaviours (P = .026). CONCLUSIONS A modest association was seen between recurrent otitis media at Year 3 and exposure to otitis media at Year 5 and a number of behaviour domains at Year 10.
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- C Da Costa
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Audiology, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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Golz A, Westerman ST, Westerman LM, Gilbert DA, Netzer A. Does Otitis Media in Early Childhood Affect Reading Performance in Later School Years? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 134:936-9. [PMID: 16730533 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate reading performance in children with recurrent otitis media during childhood once middle-ear diseases have resolved and the children grew older. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Seventy-five children with middle-ear problems during childhood and poor reading performance in first grades and 60 healthy controls free of middle ear diseases were enrolled in the study. All children underwent an otologic and audiologic evaluation followed by reading tests. RESULTS: Reading performance was not affected once otitis media had been cured and hearing restored; reading scores of the healed children were almost the same as those of the otitis-free children (3.39% and 3.1%, respectively). Children who still suffer from middle-ear problems and hearing loss had an average percentage of reading mistakes of 7.3%. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Once children are cured from their middle-ear diseases and hearing is restored, previously noted reading impairments are no longer evident. Reading is still impaired among children who continue to suffer from middle-ear problems and hearing loss even when they grow older.
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- Avishay Golz
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center and The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa, Israel.
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Golz A, Netzer A, Westerman ST, Westerman LM, Gilbert DA, Joachims HZ, Goldenberg D. Reading performance in children with otitis media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 132:495-9. [PMID: 15746869 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether middle ear diseases and the associated hearing loss in early childhood affect reading performance later at school. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: One hundred and sixty children, 6.5 to 8 years of age, were enrolled in this study: 80 children with a history of recurrent infections and/or prolonged periods of effusions of the middle ear before the age of 5 years, and 80 healthy children without any history of middle ear disease. Data were collected from the medical records of the children. Every child underwent a complete otological and audiological evaluation, followed by special reading tests. RESULTS: The study group performed more poorly, in all reading tests, as compared to the controls ( P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Children with recurrent or prolonged middle ear diseases during the first five years of life tend to be at greater risk for delayed reading than aged-matched controls with no previous middle ear diseases.
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- Avishay Golz
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine-The Technion, Haifa, Israel.
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Mohiuddin S, Schilder A, Bruce I. Economic evaluation of surgical insertion of ventilation tubes for the management of persistent bilateral otitis media with effusion in children. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14:253. [PMID: 24927784 PMCID: PMC4112653 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The surgical insertion of Ventilation Tubes (VTs) for the management of persistent bilateral Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in children remains a contentious issue due to the varying opinions regarding the risks and benefits of this procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic impact of VTs insertion for the management of persistent bilateral OME in children, providing an additional perspective on the management of one of the commonest medical conditions of childhood. METHODS A decision-tree model was constructed to assess the cost-effectiveness of VTs strategy compared with the Hearing Aids (HAs) alone and HAs plus VTs strategies. The model used data from published sources, and assumed a 2-year time horizon and UK NHS perspective for costs. Outcomes were computed as Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) by attaching a utility value to the total potential gains in Hearing Level in decibels (dBHL) over 12 and 24 months. Modelling uncertainty in the specification of decision-tree probabilities and QALYs was performed through Monte Carlo simulation. Expected Value of Perfect Information (EVPI) and partial EVPI (EVPPI) analyses were conducted to estimate the potential value of future research and uncertainty associated with the key parameters. RESULTS The VTs strategy was more effective and less costly when compared with the HAs plus VTs strategy, while the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for the VTs strategy compared with the HAs strategy was £ 5,086 per QALY gained. At the willingness-to-pay threshold of £ 20,000 per QALY, the probability that the VTs strategy is likely to be more cost-effective was 0.58. The EVPI value at population level of around £ 9.5 million at the willingness-to-pay threshold of £ 20,000 indicated that future research in this area is potentially worthwhile, while the EVPPI analysis indicated considerable uncertainty surrounding the parameters used for computing the QALYs for which more precise estimates would be most valuable. CONCLUSIONS The VTs strategy is a cost-effective option when compared with the HAs alone and HAs plus VTs strategies, but the need for additional information from future study is evident to inform this surgical treatment choice. Future studies of surgical and non-surgical treatment of OME in childhood should evaluate the economic impact of pertinent interventions to provide greater context.
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- Syed Mohiuddin
- Manchester Centre for Health Economics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- UCL Ear, Nose and Throat Clinical Trials Programme, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Paediatric ENT Department, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Browning GG, Rovers MM, Williamson I, Lous J, Burton MJ. Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010:CD001801. [PMID: 20927726 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001801.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME; 'glue ear') is common in childhood and surgical treatment with grommets (ventilation tubes) is widespread but controversial. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of grommet insertion compared with myringotomy or non-surgical treatment in children with OME. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane ENT Disorders Group Trials Register, other electronic databases and additional sources for published and unpublished trials (most recent search: 22 March 2010). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials evaluating the effect of grommets. Outcomes studied included hearing level, duration of middle ear effusion, language and speech development, cognitive development, behaviour and adverse effects. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data from studies were extracted by two authors and checked by the other authors. MAIN RESULTS We included 10 trials (1728 participants). Some trials randomised children (grommets versus no grommets), others ears (grommet one ear only). The severity of OME in children varied between trials. Only one 'by child' study (MRC: TARGET) had particularly stringent audiometric entry criteria. No trial was identified that used long-term grommets.Grommets were mainly beneficial in the first six months by which time natural resolution lead to improved hearing in the non-surgically treated children also. Only one high quality trial that randomised children (N = 211) reported results at three months; the mean hearing level was 12 dB better (95% CI 10 to 14 dB) in those treated with grommets as compared to the controls. Meta-analyses of three high quality trials (N = 523) showed a benefit of 4 dB (95% CI 2 to 6 dB) at six to nine months. At 12 and 18 months follow up no differences in mean hearing levels were found.Data from three trials that randomised ears (N = 230 ears) showed similar effects to the trials that randomised children. At four to six months mean hearing level was 10 dB better in the grommet ear (95% CI 5 to 16 dB), and at 7 to 12 months and 18 to 24 months was 6 dB (95% CI 2 to 10 dB) and 5 dB (95% CI 3 to 8 dB) dB better.No effect was found on language or speech development or for behaviour, cognitive or quality of life outcomes.Tympanosclerosis was seen in about a third of ears that received grommets. Otorrhoea was common in infants, but in older children (three to seven years) occurred in < 2% of grommet ears over two years of follow up. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS In children with OME the effect of grommets on hearing, as measured by standard tests, appears small and diminishes after six to nine months by which time natural resolution also leads to improved hearing in the non-surgically treated children. No effect was found on other child outcomes but data on these were sparse. No study has been performed in children with established speech, language, learning or developmental problems so no conclusions can be made regarding treatment of such children.
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- George G Browning
- MRC Institute of Hearing Research (Scottish Section), Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Queen Elizabeth Building, 16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK, G31 2ER
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Zumach A, Gerrits E, Chenault M, Anteunis L. Long-term effects of early-life otitis media on language development. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2010; 53:34-43. [PMID: 19635942 DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0250)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term consequences of early-life otitis media (OM) and the associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills of school-aged children. METHOD In a prospective study, the middle-ear status of 65 Dutch healthy-born children was documented every 3 months during their first 2 years of life; language comprehension and production were evaluated at 27 months and again at 7 years. RESULTS The positive relation that was found between OM-related HL and language development at 27 months could no longer be discerned at school age. Accordingly, parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years had no effect on scores at school age. CONCLUSION The present study shows that negative consequences of early-life OM or the underlying HL on language comprehension and production appear to be resolved by the age of 7. It also shows that parent-reported HL between 2 and 7 years is not related to language skills at school age.
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- Anne Zumach
- Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Ruben RJ. Randomized controlled studies and the treatment of middle-ear effusions and tonsillar pharyngitis: How random are the studies and what are their limitations? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 139:333-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objective To determine the applicability and external validity of randomized control studies (RCTs) in the light of patient susceptibilities and vulnerabilities to the sequelae of otitis media with effusion (OME) and tonsillar pharyngitis (T&A) and the composition of their cohorts. Study Design RCTs for OME and T&A were analyzed to determine which intrinsic and extrinsic susceptibilities to the otolaryngic disease and its sequelae were included or excluded and the composition of the cohort. Methods A Medline and a Science Direct search were performed for all RCTs concerning OME and T&A through 2007. The articles selected to be included in this study are the OME RCTs that reported language and/or hearing outcomes and the T&A RCT studies in which the outcome measure was infection, alleviation of airway obstruction, and/or quality of life. These were analyzed for their inclusion or exclusion of intrinsic and extrinsic susceptibilities to the otolaryngic disease and their sequelae and the composition of the cohort. The pertinent otolaryngologic literature was assessed to determine applicable risk factors. Results The analysis of the inclusion or exclusion of risk factors showed that for OME 0 percent were included and 16 percent were excluded, and there were no data for 84 percent. The T&A findings were similar in that 1 percent of risk factors were included, 8 percent excluded, and there were no data for 92 percent. Both the OME and the T&A cohorts data were similar in that approximately half of the suitable candidates completed the study; 25 percent of the OME and 13 percent of the T&A enrolled subjects were either withdrawn or placed into a different experimental group. On the average, with data available, it took 4.6 years to recruit the OME sample and 5.5 years to recruit the T&A sample. Conclusion The results of RCTs for these conditions are only applicable to narrowly defined and highly circumscribed populations. They cannot be generalized to the entire patient population because of their limited external validity. Future RCT protocols should be designed to control for the intrinsic and extrinsic susceptibilities that result in a propensity to acquire the disease and/or an exacerbation of the disease's sequelae. These studies would determine the most effective strategies for preventing disorders and/or their deleterious sequelae.
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- Robert J. Ruben
- From the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center,
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Johnson DL, McCormick DP, Baldwin CD. Early middle ear effusion and language at age seven. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2008; 41:20-32. [PMID: 17418231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 01/06/2007] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED This study examined the relation of middle ear effusion (MEE) in the first 3 years of life to language outcomes at age seven. It was hypothesized, on the basis of a literature review, that (1) a low, but positive relation between early MEE and language measures in general will be observed at age seven, and (2) major effects will be demonstrated for measures of articulation and phonological sensitivity. MEE was assessed as days with bilateral MEE and episodes of MEE. Three measures of language status were used: the Test of Auditory Analysis Skill (TAAS [Rosner, J. (1975). TAAS: Test of Auditory Analysis Skill. Novato, CA: Academic Therapy Publications]), Goldman-Fristoe Articulation Test, Sounds in Words and Sounds in Sentences (GFAT [Goldman, R., & Fristoe, M. (1986). Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service]), and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-revised (CELF-R [Semel, E. M., Wiig, E. H., & Secord, W. (1987). CELF: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Revised. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]). The sample included 179 children who were heterogeneous for SES and ethnicity. There were no significant correlations for MEE and language measures. These negative results were sustained when multiple regression was used with controls for socioeconomic status and quality of the home environment. LEARNING OUTCOMES We conclude that early MEE may not pose a threat to language development in the early school years.
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Higson J, Haggard M. Parent versus professional views of the developmental impact of a multi-faceted condition at school age: otitis media with effusion ('glue ear'). BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2006; 75:623-43. [PMID: 16318682 DOI: 10.1348/000709905x41906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several aspects of children's health and development are known from empirical studies to be associated with otitis media with effusion (OME; 'glue ear'). The 'diffuse image' has been an obstacle to defining a core set of impacts about which inter-profession and parent-professional communication can be effective. AIMS The study quantifies similarities and differences in how the signs, symptoms, and developmental impact of OME are attributed and construed, between teachers, parents, and ear, nose, and throat (ENT)surgeons. SAMPLE Convenience samples were achieved of 118 teachers and 154 parents of affected children; 178 ENT surgeons from a professional sampling frame (association membership) responded. METHOD Questionnaires elicited the perceived frequency and concern-value of over 30 manifestations of OME--the various signs, symptoms, and behaviours suggested by the literature. Factor scores derived on the combined sample were compared between respondent groups. RESULTS Teachers assign high importance to education and language problems but, relative to parents, they accord lower importance to continuing hearing problems. Teachers and parents weighted behaviour and balance problems similarly, placing behaviour higher, but balance lower, than the ENT specialists did. CONCLUSIONS (1) A four-factor reduction of simple questionnaire items well defines the domains of impact of OME, and can express the ways in which views of impact differ between teachers, ENT specialists and parents.(2) Considerable differences of perspective exist between the groups examined. (3) In valuing a set of measured outcomes on actual children, or for other policy research, sets of weights are now available to represent the differing perspectives of parents and professionals (e.g. in testing robustness of a conclusion across differing stakeholder perspectives). (4) The research and development need in respect of teachers' involvement with OME could profitably play to existing strengths. This implies the systematic and structured acquisition and evaluation of teacher-provided impact information.
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- Josephine Higson
- MRC External Scientific Staff Team in Children's Middle-ear Disease, UK
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Yu X, Wadghiri YZ, Sanes DH, Turnbull DH. In vivo auditory brain mapping in mice with Mn-enhanced MRI. Nat Neurosci 2005; 8:961-8. [PMID: 15924136 PMCID: PMC2034206 DOI: 10.1038/nn1477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2005] [Accepted: 05/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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There are currently no noninvasive imaging methods available for auditory brain mapping in mice, despite the increasing use of genetically engineered mice to study auditory brain development and hearing loss. We developed a manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) method to map regions of accumulated sound-evoked activity in awake, normally behaving mice. To demonstrate its utility for high-resolution (100-microm) brain mapping, we used MEMRI to show the tonotopic organization of the mouse inferior colliculus. To test its efficacy in an experimental setting, we acquired data from mice experiencing unilateral conductive hearing loss at different ages. Larger and persistent changes in auditory brainstem activity resulted when hearing loss occurred before the onset of hearing, showing that early hearing loss biases the response toward the functional ear. Thus, MEMRI provides a sensitive and effective method for mapping the mouse auditory brainstem and has great potential for a range of functional neuroimaging studies in normal and mutant mice.
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- Xin Yu
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 540 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Witsell DL, Stewart MG, Monsell EM, Hadley JA, Terrell JE, Yueh B, Rosenfeld RM, Hannley MT, Holzer SS. The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005; 132:180-8. [PMID: 15692524 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Outcomes for patients with otitis media were assessed in this prospective, multicenter study. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Thirty-one otolaryngologists enrolled 272 pediatric patients with otitis media; caregivers completed surveys at 3-month intervals, and clinical and treatment data was also collected. The Otitis Media 6 (OM-6) was the primary outcome measure. RESULTS One hundred seventy-seven patients (mean age 2.0 years) completed 3-month follow-up. One hundred thirty-seven patients underwent tympanostomy tube placement. Large improvements in disease-specific quality of life (QOL) were seen up to 9 months of follow-up. Baseline OM-6 score was the best predictor of clinical success in regression modeling. CONCLUSIONS Patients referred to an otolaryngologist for treatment of otitis media see large improvements in disease-specific QOL regardless of treatment rendered. SIGNIFICANCE The study demonstrates the feasibility of multicenter outcomes studies and confirms appropriate triage of patients with otitis media into surgical versus medical interventions. EBM RATING C.
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- David L Witsell
- Duke University Medical Center, Divison of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, NC 27710, USA.
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Lous J, Burton MJ, Felding JU, Ovesen T, Rovers MM, Williamson I. Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005:CD001801. [PMID: 15674886 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001801.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME), or 'glue ear', is very common in children, especially between the ages of one and three years with a prevalence of 10% to 30% and a cumulative incidence of 80% at the age of four years. OME is defined as middle ear effusion without signs or symptoms of an acute infection. OME may occur as a primary disorder or as a sequel to acute otitis media. The functional effect of OME is a conductive hearing level of about 25 to 30 dB associated with fluid in the middle ear. Both the high incidence and the high rate of spontaneous resolution suggest that the presence of OME is a natural phenomenon, its presence at some stage in childhood being a normal finding. Notwithstanding this, some children with OME may go on to develop chronic otitis media with structural changes (tympanic membrane retraction pockets, erosion of portions of the ossicular chain and cholesteatoma), language delays and behavioural problems. It remains uncertain whether or not any of these findings are direct consequences of OME. The most common medical treatment options include the use of decongestants, mucolytics, steroids, antihistamines and antibiotics. The effectiveness of these therapies has not been established. Surgical treatment options include grommet (ventilation or tympanostomy tube) insertion, adenoidectomy or both. Opinions regarding the risks and benefits of grommet insertion vary greatly. The management of OME therefore remains controversial. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of grommet insertion compared with myringotomy or non-surgical treatment in children with OME. The outcomes studied were (i) hearing level, (ii) duration of middle ear effusion, (iii) well-being (quality of life) and (iv) prevention of developmental sequelae possibly attributable to the hearing loss (for example, impairment in impressive and expressive language development (measured using standardised tests), verbal intelligence, and behaviour). SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2003), MEDLINE (1966 to 2003), EMBASE (1973 to 2003) and reference lists of all identified studies. The date of the last systematic search was March 2003, and personal non-systematic searches have been performed up to August 2004. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effect of grommets on hearing, duration of effusion, development of language, cognition, behaviour or quality of life. Only studies using common types of grommets (mean function time of 6 to 12 months) were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data from studies were extracted by two reviewers and checked by the other reviewers. MAIN RESULTS Children treated with grommets spent 32% less time (95% confidence interval (CI) 17% to 48%) with effusion during the first year of follow-up. Treatment with grommets improved hearing levels, especially during the first six months. In the randomised controlled trials that studied the effect of grommet insertion alone, the mean hearing levels improved by around 9 dB (95% CI 4 dB to 14 dB) after the first six months, and 6 dB (95% CI 3 dB to 9 dB) after 12 months. In the randomised controlled trials that studied the combined effect of grommets and adenoidectomy, the additional effect of the grommets on hearing levels was improvement by 3 to 4 dB (95% CI 2 dB to 5 dB) at six months and about 1 to 2 dB (95% CI 0 dB to 3 dB) at 12 months. Ears treated with grommets had an additional risk for tympanosclerosis of 0.33 (95% CI 0.21 to 0.45) one to five years later. In otherwise healthy children with long-standing OME and hearing loss, early insertion of grommets had no effect on language development or cognition. One randomised controlled trial in children with OME more than nine months, hearing loss and disruptions to speech, language, learning or behaviour showed a very marginal effect of grommets on comprehensive language. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The benefits of grommets in children appear small. The effect of grommets on hearing diminished during the first year. Potentially adverse effects on the tympanic membrane are common after grommet insertion. Therefore an initial period of watchful waiting seems to be an appropriate management strategy for most children with OME. As no evidence is yet available for the subgroups of children with speech or language delays, behavioural and learning problems or children with defined clinical syndromes (generally excluded from the primary studies included in this review), the clinician will need to make decisions regarding treatment for such children based on other evidence and indications of disability related to hearing impairment. This review does not resolve the discrepancy between parental and clinical observation of a beneficial treatment effect and the results in the reviewed RCT showing only a short-term effect on hearing and virtually no effect on development. Is the perceived, often dramatic, effect of grommets only a short-term one? Are some children more sensitive to OME-related hearing loss than others? If so, how do we identify them?Further research should focus upon indications. Studies should use sufficiently large sample sizes to show significant interactions. There is a need to determine the most suitable variables and appropriate "softer" outcomes to be the subject of these interaction tests. Interesting options include measures of speech-in-noise and binaural hearing. The generally modest results in the trials which are included in this review should make it easier to justify randomisation of more severely affected and higher-risk children in appropriately constructed trials. Randomised controlled trials are necessary in these children before more detailed conclusions about the effectiveness of grommets can be drawn.
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- J Lous
- Institute of Public Health, General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløwparken 19, 3, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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Sonnenschein E, Cascella PW. Pediatricians' opinions about otitis media and speech-language-hearing development. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2004; 37:313-323. [PMID: 15159192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2003.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2003] [Revised: 10/27/2003] [Accepted: 12/21/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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UNLABELLED Twenty-five pediatricians responded to a confidential survey about their opinions on the relationship between otitis media and children's speech-language-hearing status. Results found that pediatricians did not necessarily agree that otitis media has an impact on speech-language-hearing development. Pediatricians reported that an early otitis media onset (birth to age 2) affects speech-language development, but they also reported that parents and daycare environments could mitigate any otitis media effect. Pediatricians reported a possible otitis media impact on hearing status, but they did not necessarily agree that an otitis media history required referral for audiological testing. Clinical implications are discussed for collaboration among pediatricians, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. LEARNING OUTCOMES (1) The reader will become familiar with pediatricians' opinions about the impact of otitis media on speech-language development. (2) The reader will become familiar with strategies to support interdisciplinary collaboration between pediatricians, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists.
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- Esther Sonnenschein
- Department of Communication Disorders, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA
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Roberts JE, Rosenfeld RM, Zeisel SA. Otitis media and speech and language: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Pediatrics 2004; 113:e238-48. [PMID: 14993583 DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.3.e238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Considerable controversy surrounds whether a history of otitis media with effusion (OME) in early childhood causes later speech and language problems. We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies to determine: 1) whether a history of OME in early childhood is related to receptive language, expressive language, vocabulary, syntax, or speech development in children 1 to 5 years old and 2) whether hearing loss caused by otitis media in early childhood is related to children's receptive language or expressive language through 2 years of age. METHODS We searched online databases and bibliographies of OME studies and reviews for prospective or randomized clinical trials published between January 1966 and October 2002 that examined the relationship of OME or OME-associated hearing loss in early childhood to children's later speech and language development. The original search identified 38 studies, of which 14 had data suitable for calculating a pooled correlation coefficient (correlational studies) or standard difference between parallel groups (group studies). Random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool data when at least 3 studies had usable data for a particular outcome. RESULTS We performed 11 meta-analyses. There were no significant findings for the analyses of OME during early childhood versus receptive or expressive language during the preschool years in the correlation studies. Similarly, there were no significant findings for OME versus vocabulary, syntax, or speech during the preschool years. Conversely, there was a significant negative association between OME and preschoolers' receptive and expressive language (lower language) (0.24 and 0.25 standard difference, respectively) in the group studies. Additionally, hearing was also related to receptive and expressive language in infancy (3%-9% of variance). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate no to very small negative associations of OME and associated hearing loss to children's later speech and language development. These findings may overestimate the impact of OME on outcomes, because most studies did not adjust for known confounding variables (such as socioeconomic status) and excluded data not suitable for statistical pooling, especially from methodologically sound studies. Although some OME language differences were detectable by meta-analysis due to increased statistical power, the clinical relevance for otherwise healthy children is uncertain.
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- Joanne E Roberts
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-8180, USA.
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Feldman HM, Dollaghan CA, Campbell TF, Colborn DK, Janosky J, Kurs-Lasky M, Rockette HE, Dale PS, Paradise JL. Parent-reported language skills in relation to otitis media during the first 3 years of life. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2003; 46:273-287. [PMID: 14700371 DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/022)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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As part of a larger study of the potential impact of early-life otitis media (OM) on speech, language, cognition, and behavior, we studied the degree of association between parent-reported language scores at ages 1, 2, and 3 years and the cumulative duration of middle-ear effusion (MEE) during the first 3 years of life in a demographically diverse sample of 621 children. We estimated the cumulative percentage of days with MEE from prospective monthly observations of middle-ear status and interpolations for periods between visits. For each child, parents completed the appropriate inventory of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDI; L. Fenson et al., 1993) at ages 1, 2, and 3 years. We also evaluated the contribution of maternal education, as a proxy for socioeconomic status, to scores on the parent reports. Scores on the new CDI-III (B. Oliver et al., in press) varied positively with sociodemographic variables and were significantly correlated with scores from the CDI used when the children were younger. Unadjusted correlations between scores at ages 1 and 2 years and the percentages of days with MEE in the respective antecedent periods were statistically nonsignificant or of questionable clinical importance. The correlations between parent-reported scores at age 3 years and children's cumulative percentage of days with MEE in Years 1, 2, and 3 combined ranged from -.187 to -.248 (all p values < .001). The percentage of days with MEE and maternal education each contributed independently to scores at age 3 years. In the light of other findings from the larger study, we think it likely that the negative associations between language measures and MEE reflect confounding factors that contribute, on the one hand, to the duration of OM in young children and, on the other hand, to slow development of their language skills.
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- Heidi M Feldman
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583, USA.
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Butler CC, MacMillan H. Does early detection of otitis media with effusion prevent delayed language development? Arch Dis Child 2001; 85:96-103. [PMID: 11466181 PMCID: PMC1718883 DOI: 10.1136/adc.85.2.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To consider whether earlier detection of otitis media with effusion (OME) in asymptomatic children in the first 4 years of life prevents delayed language development. METHODS MEDLINE and other databases were searched and relevant references from articles reviewed. Critical appraisal and consensus development were in accordance with the methods of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. RESULTS No randomised controlled trials assessing the overall screening for OME and early intervention to prevent delay in acquiring language were identified, although one trial evaluated treatment in a screened population and found no benefit. The "analytic pathway" approach was therefore used, where evidence is evaluated for individual steps in a screening process. The evidence supporting the use of tools for early detection such as tympanometry, microtympanometry, acoustic reflectometry, and pneumatic otoscopy in the first 4 years of life is unclear. Some treatments (mucolytics, antibiotics, steroids) resulted in the short term resolution of effusions as measured by tympanometry. Ventilation tubes resolved effusions and improved hearing. Ventilation tubes in children with hearing loss associated with OME benefited children in the short term, but after 18 months there was no difference in comparison with those assigned to watchful waiting. Most prospective cohort studies that evaluated the association between OME and language development lacked adequate measurement of exposure or outcome, or suffered from attrition bias. Findings with regard to the association were inconsistent. CONCLUSIONS There is insufficient evidence to support attempts at early detection of OME in the first 4 years of life in the asymptomatic child to prevent delayed language development.
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- C C Butler
- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC 2V14, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Paradise JL, Dollaghan CA, Campbell TF, Feldman HM, Bernard BS, Colborn DK, Rockette HE, Janosky JE, Pitcairn DL, Sabo DL, Kurs-Lasky M, Smith CG. Language, speech sound production, and cognition in three-year-old children in relation to otitis media in their first three years of life. Pediatrics 2000; 105:1119-30. [PMID: 10790473 DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.5.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE As part of a prospective study of possible effects of early-life otitis media on speech, language, cognitive, and psychosocial development, we tested relationships between children's cumulative duration of middle ear effusion (MEE) in their first 3 years of life and their scores on measures of language, speech sound production, and cognition at 3 years of age. METHODS We enrolled 6350 healthy infants by 2 months of age who presented for primary care at 1 of 2 urban hospitals or 1 of 2 small town/rural and 4 suburban private pediatric practices. We intensively monitored the children's middle ear status by pneumatic otoscopy, supplemented by tympanometry, throughout their first 3 years of life; we monitored the validity of the otoscopic observations on an ongoing basis; and we treated children for otitis media according to specified guidelines. Children who met specified minimum criteria regarding the persistence of MEE became eligible for a clinical trial in which they were assigned randomly to undergo tympanostomy tube placement either promptly or after a defined extended period if MEE remained present. From among those remaining, we selected randomly, within sociodemographic strata, a sample of 241 children who represented a spectrum of MEE experience from having no MEE to having MEE whose cumulative duration fell just short of meeting randomization criteria. In subjects so selected, the estimated duration of MEE ranged from none to 65.6% of the first year of life and 44.8% of the first 3 years of life. In these 241 children we assessed language development, speech sound production, and cognition at 3 years of age, using both formal tests and conversational samples. RESULTS We found weak to moderate, statistically significant negative correlations between children's cumulative durations of MEE in their first year of life or in age periods that included their first year of life, and their scores on formal tests of receptive vocabulary and verbal aspects of cognition at 3 years of age. However, the percent of variance in these scores explained by time with MEE in the first year of life beyond that explained by sociodemographic variables ranged only from 1.2% to 2.9%, and the negative correlations were concentrated in the subgroup of children whose families had private health insurance (rather than Medicaid). We found no significant correlations in the study population as a whole or in any subgroup between time with MEE during antecedent periods and children's scores on measures of spontaneous expressive language, speech sound production, or other measured aspects of cognition. In contrast, by wide margins, scores on all measures were consistently highest among the most socioeconomically advantaged children and lowest among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged children. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest either that persistent early-life MEE actually causes later small, circumscribed impairments of receptive language and verbal aspects of cognition in certain groups of children or that unidentified, confounding factors predispose children both to early-life otitis media and to certain types of developmental impairment. Findings in the randomized clinical trial component of the larger study should help distinguish between causality and confounding as explanations for our findings.language, speech, cognition, development, otitis media, middle ear effusion.
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- J L Paradise
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. jpar+@pitt.edu
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Arick DS, Silman S. Treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion Based on Politzerization with an Automated Device. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2000. [DOI: 10.1177/014556130007900416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the efficacy of politzerization with an automated, hand-held device that controls volume velocity (airflow) in the treatment of 20 children with otitis media with effusion. These patients underwent politzerization twice a week for up to 6 weeks. Another 20 children with otitis media with effusion who were not treated with politzerization served as controls. Following treatment, resolution of the average air-bone gap to within normal limits was achieved in 70% of the treated group and 20% of the controls, which eliminated the need for grommet insertion in these patients. Improvement in tympanometric peak pressure was also significantly greater in the treated group. Politzerization was efficiently and successfully performed in all patients. The automated device's ease of administration and its ability to control airflow suggests that it has the potential to be an effective home treatment that can be administered by the parents or guardians of children who have otitis media with effusion.
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Moore JA. Comparison of risk of conductive hearing loss among three ethnic groups of Arctic audiology patients. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 1999; 42:1311-1322. [PMID: 10599614 DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4206.1311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the relative contributions of age, gender, ethnic background, and a history of middle ear disease on the amount of conductive hearing impairment among native and non-native audiology patients in the Canadian North. A second goal of the study was to determine risk factors for conductive hearing loss in the patients studied. Three ethnic groups were represented among the 3,094 patients: Inuit, American Indian, and non-native. Loglinear and logit statistical models were applied, and these data were best explained by a 3-way interaction of history of middle ear disease, ethnic group, and hearing loss, and the 2-way interaction of age and hearing loss. The Inuit appear to be at higher risk for conductive hearing impairment than the other ethnic groups. Conductive hearing loss also appears to increase as age increases through the teenage years for all the patients regardless of ethnic group membership. Preschoolers were at the lowest risk for conductive hearing loss. The trend for the amount of hearing impairment to increase throughout childhood suggests that children living in the Arctic may manifest a unique and more serious form of the disease not often observed in audiology patients who are Caucasian in southern Canada or the United States or that they may be exposed to additional risk factors.
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- J A Moore
- Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
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Tucci DL, Cant NB, Durham D. Conductive hearing loss results in a decrease in central auditory system activity in the young gerbil. Laryngoscope 1999; 109:1359-71. [PMID: 10499037 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199909000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The impact of childhood conductive HL (CHL) on development of auditory function has long been debated. The present study was conducted to define and compare the consequences of CHL and cochlear ablation (CA) in young and adult animals, using 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake as a measure of metabolic activity. It was hypothesized that, for both ages, CHL would result in a decrease in activity in the major ascending central auditory system pathway of the manipulated ear, but that this decrease would be significantly less than that observed with CA. STUDY DESIGN Sham-controlled study of metabolic effects of CHL during sound stimulation. METHODS Gerbils (aged 21 days or adult), underwent malleus removal, CA, or a sham procedure. Young animals survived either 48 hours or 3 weeks; adults survived 3 weeks. Each age/survival CHL group contained eight animals; otherwise, each group (CA and sham) contained five animals, for a total number of 54. At the appropriate survival time, animals were given an intracardiac injection of 14C-2-DG, and sacrificed under anesthesia after 45 minutes of exposure to normal laboratory sounds. Tissue sections were prepared for exposure to x-ray film for optical density measurements, and alternate sections stained for identification of nuclei. Measurements from auditory nuclei of experimental animals were corrected against an unaffected control area (abducens nucleus) and compared with measurements taken from animals in the sham group. Auditory evoked potential thresholds to both air- and bone-conducted stimuli were obtained in a second group of neonatal and adult animals. RESULTS Both CHL and CA resulted in a marked decrease in 2-DG uptake in the major ascending projection of the manipulated ear, in both the neonatal and adult animals. In young animals, effects of CHL and CA were similar. Effects of CHL in adult animals were less marked and significantly different from either effects of CHL in young animals or effects of CA in adult animals. HL following malleus removal only was purely conductive and ranged from 38 to 55 dB across frequency. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that, particularly in young animals, a unilateral CHL may have profound effects on metabolic activity in the central auditory system.
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- D L Tucci
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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OBJECTIVES To resolve controversies over associations between a history of middle ear disease and psychosocial or cognitive/educational outcomes. DESIGN Multipurpose longitudinal birth cohort study. Original cohort comprised all UK births between 5 and 11 April 1970; data were available for approximately 12,000 children at 5 years old and 9000 children at 10 years old. METHODS For 5 year old children, parent reported data were available on health, social, and behavioural factors, including data on two validated markers of middle ear disease. Cognitive tests were administered at 5 and 10 years of age, and behavioural problems rated at 10 years by the child's teacher. RESULTS After adjustment for social background and maternal malaise, the developmental sequelae of middle ear disease remained significant even at 10 years. The largest effects were observed in behaviour problems and language test data at age 5, but effect sizes were modest overall. IMPLICATIONS These results provide an epidemiological basis for policies that aim to minimise the sequelae of middle ear disease by awareness in parents and preschool teachers, early referral, and intervention for more serious or persistent cases.
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- K E Bennett
- MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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Persistent middle ear effusion in infancy and early childhood has been blamed for impairments of speech, language, cognition and psychosocial development later in life. Whether that blame is justified remains unresolved and a matter of controversy, because studies of the relationships involved have been limited and often contradictory and because none was designed so as to address the issue of causality. At issue in particular is the common practice of subjecting infants and young children with persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) to tympanostomy tube placement specifically to reduce the risk of developmental impairment. Currently children younger than age 3 years undergo an estimated 313000 tympanostomy tube placement operations per year, at a cost of about $750 million. If a causal association between early life OME and later developmental impairment were to be established, answers would also be needed to the questions whether the adverse effects of OME are linear or threshold, whether they are permanent or transient and whether they are preventable by timely tube placement. A prospective study designed to address all of these questions is currently under way at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The study involves enrolling a large, demographically diverse sample of normal infants before 2 months of age; monitoring them for the presence or absence of otitis media throughout the first 3 years of life; identifying those in whom OME has persisted for specified minimum periods; randomly assigning those subjects either to prompt tube placement or to delayed tube placement if OME persists; and administering a battery of standardized developmental tests to those subjects and to a sample of the others at ages 3, 4 and 6 years. Details of the study design and procedures are described in this report.
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- J L Paradise
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Grommet insertion is a widely accepted method of treatment of glue ear in children. There have been questions raised over the last few years about the indications for grommets and whether assessing the hearing alone is an efficient outcome measure. Parental pressure accounts for one of the factors that is taken into consideration when the decision to insert grommets for glue ear is made. In this paper, a prospective questionnaire is used to investigate the parental perceptions of the effectiveness of grommet insertion in children, focusing on alternative outcome measures such as general health, language, and social skills. The results of this survey suggest that grommet insertion causes improvement in many factors other than hearing and this seems to account for the parental pressure for siblings to have grommet insertion.
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- A Karkanevatos
- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, U.K
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Schönweiler R, Ptok M, Radü HJ. A cross-sectional study of speech- and language-abilities of children with normal hearing, mild fluctuating conductive hearing loss, or moderate to profound sensoneurinal hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1998; 44:251-8. [PMID: 9780071 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(98)00075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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A total of 1528 pre-school children (mean age 4 years and 9 months), being identified as speech or language delayed, were evaluated with respect to micro-otoscopy, nose and throat pathology, hearing function, and speech-language abilities. Subjects were classified into groups of (I) constant normal hearing, (II) fluctuating conductive hearing loss and (III) bilateral moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss requiring hearing aids. In groups II and III, severe speech and language pathologies were found more frequently than in group I. Additionally, auditory perception skills were less in group II, even if peripheral hearing function was normalized. Group III was affected more than group II, but not significantly. The results indicate that in children having speech or language delay for severals reasons, mild fluctuating hearing loss can additionally alter language acquisition, but less than in cases of moderate or profound sensoneurinal hearing loss. The need of early detection of sensoneurinal hearing loss appears widely accepted; this study demonstrates also the necessity of early diagnosis of mild fluctuating hearing loss, especially in children with speech-language delay.
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- R Schönweiler
- Department of Communication Disorders, Treatment Centre for Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
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Peters SA, Grievink EH, van Bon WH, van den Bercken JH, Schilder AG. The contribution of risk factors to the effect of early otitis media with effusion on later language, reading, and spelling. Dev Med Child Neurol 1997; 39:31-9. [PMID: 9003727 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb08201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A cohort of 946 children who were screened for otitis media with effusion (OME) from the ages of 2 to 4 were studied for language, reading, and spelling at 7 years of age. The effects of OME in combination with single risk factors and with increasing numbers of risk factors were investigated. An interaction with an additional risk factor was found only for gender and OME, with boys' spelling influenced negatively by a history of OME. OME in combination with preterm birth and low birthweight also appears to put children at risk for later language and educational problems. Although a negative linear relation between the number of risk factors and later functioning was found, it is suggested that OME, even when combined with a number of other risk factors, produces only minor effects on later language, reading, and spelling.
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Luotonen M, Uhari M, Aitola L, Lukkaroinen AM, Luotonen J, Uhari M, Korkeamäki RL. Recurrent otitis media during infancy and linguistic skills at the age of nine years. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1996; 15:854-8. [PMID: 8895915 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199610000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of early recurrent otitis media on linguistic development in children. We especially wanted to determine the possible significant consequences of early recurrent otitis media at school age. METHODS We collected data retrospectively on recurrent otitis media episodes from the parents of 394 children in 18 school classes selected at random in a middle-sized city in Finland. Auditory comprehension was tested with a subtest of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Ability, picture vocabulary with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (revised test version), morphologic competence with a Finnish Morphological Test and reading comprehension with a test designed for this purpose. RESULTS Children with more than four otitis episodes before the age of 3 years performed less well in the reading comprehension test (P = 0.01 to 0.02) than children with fewer otitis media episodes. Multiple regression analysis adjusted for the confounding variables showed early otitis media to be associated with impaired reading comprehension test scores (regression coefficient -0.1245, 95% confidence interval -0.2245 to -0.0245, P = 0.01), which also correlated significantly with the teachers' evaluation of the student's reading comprehension (Spearman rank correlation r = 0.5, P < 0.01). Otitis episodes after the age of 3 years were not associated with abnormal test results. CONCLUSION Middle ear disease in infancy had a significant adverse effect on reading comprehension as late as 9 years of age, even among children whose acute episodes were effectively treated.
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- M Luotonen
- Department of Phoniatrics (ENT Clinic), University of Oulu, Finland
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Successful physician-patient encounters satisfy patient and family member needs beyond the effect on the disease process itself. To evaluate that aspect of care in children with chronic and recurrent acute otitis media with effusion, surveys regarding perceptions of health, socioeconomic issues, and other aspects of postoperative status were sent to the parents of 637 children who underwent tympanostomies with tubes in 1994. Three hundred one (47.3%) were returned. Responses included perceptions of improved health (87%), improvement in socioeconomic factors (75%), overall satisfaction with the results of the operation (93%), and willingness to consent to the operation given similar problems in another child (87%). There were no significant differences in responses with regard to patient gender, length of follow-up, or multiple operations. These results suggest that patient and family needs are satisfied by tympanostomies with tubes.
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- S L Urben
- Department of Otolarynology--Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, USA
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