[Analysis on the infants of speech delay with chronic secretory otitis media].
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationship between chronic secretory otitis media and speech delay in infants.


METHODS
Twenty infants with speech delay, because of chronic secretory otitis media, were retrospectively analyzed.


RESULTS
Twenty infants hearing become normal and their language developed rapidly after tube insertion.


CONCLUSIONS
Speech delay in infants were partly related to chronic secretory otitis media and associated hearing loss. The chronic secretory otitis media in infants should be treated positively.
Pan
Hongguang
H
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518026, China.
Li
Lan
L
Wei
Minghui
M
He
Yangyu
Y
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies