title: A study on the otoscopical and audiological findings in patients with Down's syndrome in Greece.
abstract: One hundred and twenty patients (children) with Down's Syndrome were examined by the Audiological Dept. at 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital during the period 1988-1990. Of these 73 (60.8%) were boys and 47 (37.2%) were girls. Their ages varied from 7-18 years of age with an average age of 14.8 years. Physical examination included otoscopy, tympanometry, and in some cases auditory brainstem audiometry. It is worth noting that a high percentage of these patients were unable to cooperate in this study, therefore making it obligatory to utilize objective measures for hearing evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Aghia Olga Hospital, Nea Ionia, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maroudias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Economides
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Helidonis
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000293:Adolescent; D001299:Audiometry; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002571:Cerumen; D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004724:Endoscopy; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis