Otological disorders in Down's Syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To assess if children with Down's Syndrome have a higher prevalence of otological abnormality compared to their normal counterparts in Malaysia.


METHODS
Thirty children with Down's Syndrome and normal children underwent otoscopic ear examination and Impedance test in the ENT outpatients clinic in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


RESULTS
The study showed that children with Down's Syndrome had higher otological disorders. Forty four percent had impacted wax compared to 14.4% in normal children. Twenty one percent of ears in the study group had retracted drums compared to 6.6% of control. Fifteen percent of ears in the study group had middle ear effusion compared to 3.4% in controls, 55% had a type B tympanogram compared to 8.3% in controls and 73.4% had auditory canal stenosis compared to 14.4% in controls.


CONCLUSIONS
Children with Down's Syndrome, thus have a higher incidence of otological disorders.
Satwant
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.
Subramaniam
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KN
Prepageran
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Raman
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Jalaludin
Mohd Amin
MA
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology