Open AccessRole of grommet in otitis media with effusion: A necessity or nuisance? A comparative study
Author(s) -
Gargi Ray Chaudhuri,
Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay,
Sumit Basu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050837
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , etiology , otorhinolaryngology , effusion , dilemma , audiology , hearing loss , modalities , head and neck surgery , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , psychiatry , philosophy , epistemology , social science , sociology
Otitis media with effusion is one of the commonest otological problems in paediatric age group. The condition occurs in childhood as overt or covert hearing loss presenting as an educational or behavioural problem. As there is widespread controversy regarding its precise aetiology, natural history and pathogenesis a treatment dilemma still persists. The main goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of different modalities of medical and surgical treatment designed for this condition and analysis of the results statistical.