Reading disability and defects of the middle ear.
The impedance bridge test is a sensitive and objective measure of the integrity and function of the middle ear. Tympanograms obtained from children with a specific reading disability were compared with those from a matched group of controls. A significantly higher prevalence of defects of the middle ear was shown in the test group.
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D002648:Child; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000209:etiology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male