title: Adenoidectomy plus tympanostomy tube insertion versus adenoidectomy plus myringotomy in children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether tympanostomy tube insertion has benefit, compared with simple myringotomy, in children with otitis media with effusion who receive concurrent adenoidectomy as treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome caused by adenoid hypertrophy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two children older than three years with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome were randomly assigned to receive either adenoidectomy plus tympanostomy tube insertion (group one, n = 25) or adenoidectomy plus myringotomy (group two, n = 27). Pre- and post-operative health-related quality of life was assessed using the otitis media-6 (OM-6) tool, and audiological outcomes were recorded six and 12 months post-operatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group one showed better quality of life scores six months post-operatively (score difference -0.38, confidence interval -0.65 to -0.10) but not 12 months post-operatively (score difference -0.23, confidence interval -0.76 to 0.11), compared with pre-operative values. Audiological outcomes did not differ significantly at either time point, compared with pre-operative values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tympanostomy tube insertion confers a short term benefit, compared with simple myringotomy, in children older than three years with otitis media with effusion who receive concurrent adenoidectomy as treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Further studies are necessary to identify which of these children will receive long-lasting benefit from tympanostomy tube insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. giannisvlastos@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Vlastos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houlakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kandiloros
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manolopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferekidis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yiotakis
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence; D012621:Seasons; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery