Long-term otologic features of cleft palate patients.
In 113 patients, 58 with both a cleft lip and a cleft palate, and 55 with a cleft palate, the otopathologic features and hearing impairments have been examined to evaluate the long-term results. Chronic otitis media was found in only 3% of the ears, and cholesteatoma was found in only 1%. A hearing loss of more than 30 dB was found in 6% of 6-year-old patients, but the frequency was reduced to 2% in 15-year-old patients. These results are favorable in comparison with the recent reports of serous otitis media in other groups of patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*