Middle ear effusion, ventilation tubes and neurological development in childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Otitis media with middle ear effusion (MEE) can be treated with ventilation tubes (VT) insertion, and it has been speculated that prolonged MEE in childhood can affect neurological development, which in turn may be important for later academic achievements.

Objective

To investigate the association between middle ear effusion (MEE), treatment with ventilation tubes (VT) and childhood neurological development.

Study design

We examined 663 children from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood 2010 (COPSAC2010) unselected mother-child cohort study. Children were followed by study pediatricians with regular visits from pregnancy until 3 years of age. MEE was diagnosed using tympanometry at age 1, 2 and 3 years. Information regarding VT from age

SUBMITTER: Thorsen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9838841 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature