Frequency of Otitis Media with Effusion Among Children with Conductive Hearing Loss

Objective: To find the frequency of otitis media with effusion in children presented with conductive hearingloss.Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study has been done at ENT department unit-1 at ServicesInstitute of Medical Sciences/Services hospital, Lahore. The study was conducted from June 2023 to May2024 (1 year period). The sample size for this study was 100. Cases were diagnosed based on history, physicalexamination and investigations. Hearing thresholds were measured using pure tone audiometry bypresenting pure tones at 125-8000 Hz and 0-120 dB in 5 dB steps to check for air & bone conduction by usingpure tone audiometer & categorized according to WHO frequencies from 125-8000 Hz or intensities from 0dB to 120 dB as normal hearing (-25 dB), mild deafness 26-40 dB, moderate deafness 41-60 dB and severedeafness 61-80 dB Tympanometry declared helpful quantitative knowledge with regard to being any fluidavailable of the middle ear, mobility of the tympanic membrane, and the ear canal volume.Results: The study consisted of 100 children; 56 were male and 44 were female. Furthermore, of thosechildren presenting with hearing loss, 42 percent were experiencing otitis media with effusion, 17 percenthad wax ear and 12 percent were diagnosed with chronic otitis media. Remaining 29 percent had other causesof hearing loss such as congenital and acquired pathologies.Conclusion: Otitis media with effusion is the most common reason for impaired hearing in childrenpresenting with conductive deafness.Keywords: Otitis media with effusion, glue ear, deafness, serous otitis media, hearing lossHow to cite: Jawad A, Shahbaz MG, Sana N, Najaf A, Mazher I, Sarwat H S Frequency of Otitis Media withEffusion Among Children with Conductive Hearing Loss. Esculapio - JSIMS 2025;22(01):DOI: 10.51273/esculap.v22i01.1378