STUDY THE CLINICAL FEATURES, TYMPANOMETRY AND EVALUTE THE TREATMENT RESULTS ADENOIDECTOMY

Objective: Determined the clinical features, tympanometry of children who have adenoid hypertrophy operated and evalute the treatment reults adenoidectomy. Material and method: 56 patients were diagnosed adenoid hypertrophy, who have tympanometry operated adenoidectomy at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Methods are cross sectional and propective studies. Results: Percentage of male (64.3%), female (35.7%). The most common age group is > 3-6 years old (46.4%). Main reason for being hospitalized is nasal discharge (48.2%). Funtional symtoms: nasal discharge (98.2%), nasal obstruction (96.4%). Endoscopy: adenoids grade 3 (53.6%), adenoids grade 2 (26.8%), adenoids grade 4 (14.3%), adenoids grade 1 (5.3%). 33% tympanograme type A, 27.7% tympanograme type C, 26.8% tympanograme type B, 12.5% tympanograme type As. After 6 weeks, results through funtional symtoms: nasal discharge (14.3%), nasal obstruction (8.9%). There aren’t adenoids grade 3 and 4, tympanometry in 90 ears without tympanostomy tube, 83.4% tympanograme type A, 8.9% tympanograme type C, 4.4% tympanograme type As, 3.3% tympanograme type B. Conclusions: Treatment of adenoid hypertrophy by adenoidectomy have good result about clinical and tympanometry. Key words: adenoid hypertrophy, tympanometry