[Treatment of cleft palate with secretory otitis media].
OBJECTIVE
To gain a clear idea of the function of middle ear and hearing in cleft palate with secretory otitis media after pressure equalization tube insertion.


METHODS
53 cleft palate cases with secretory otitis media including 62 ears were divided into treatment and control groups. They were examined by tympanogram and hearing threshold.


RESULTS
Hearing threshold in treatment group after PE tube insertion respectively was 23.3 dB and 23.4 dB in the near future and at a specified future date. It was normal. But there were still 64% tympanogram B and C.


CONCLUSIONS
PE tube insertion could solve hearing problem, but could not improve the function of middle ear.
Xu
Hui-fen
HF
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xu
Li-rong
LR
He
Yong
Y
Zheng
Qian
Q
Zheng
Yan
Y
Liao
Xiao-yi
XY
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*