Treatment of cleft palate with secretory otitis media / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To gain a clear idea of the function of middle ear and hearing in cleft palate with secretory otitis media after pressure equalization tube insertion.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>53 cleft palate cases with secretory otitis media including 62 ears were divided into treatment and control groups. They were examined by tympanogram and hearing threshold.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Hearing threshold in treatment group after PE tube insertion respectively was 23.3 dB and 23.4 dB in the near future and at a specified future date. It was normal. But there were still 64% tympanogram B and C.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>PE tube insertion could solve hearing problem, but could not improve the function of middle ear.</p>