title: [Otitis media with effusion : frequency, diagnosis, and therapy in early childhood].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Otitis media with effusion (OME) as the most common cause of hearing loss in childhood plays an important role in the follow-up after failed newborn hearing screening (NHS). The introduction of the NHS allows OME to be diagnosed and treated in the first months of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 715 children referred to the Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology of the Ear, Nose, Throat University Hospital of Magdeburg during the period 2006-2010, the prevalence and therapy process of OME during follow-up could be determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  OME was diagnosed in 16 % of the patients. Spontaneous resolution was observed in 37 % of the cases, while 46 % of the children were treated surgically. A substantially increased risk for persistent OME was observed in children with craniofacial dysmorphia or cleft palate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using NHS, OME can be diagnosed and treated early, thus, preventing potential problems in the linguistic, social and intellectual development of children.
authors.affiliation: -, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Deutschland, friedrich.scholz@med.ovgu.de.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köhn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rissmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arens
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vorwerk
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vorwerk
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution