title: Management of Conductive Hearing Loss in Children.
abstract: Conductive hearing loss (CHL), far more common than sensorineural hearing loss in children, can be acquired or congenital, can range from mild to moderately severe, and can be caused by a simple cerumen impaction, middle ear fluid, or complex middle ear abnormalities with or without the absence of the ear canal (congenital aural atresia). This article presents evidence-based recommendations for the evaluation and management of the child with both acquired and congenital CHL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Box 800713, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0713, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Box 800713, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0713, USA. Electronic address: Bwk2n@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Bradley W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Kesser
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002781:Cholesteatoma; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D063371:Myringosclerosis; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation
keywords: Canalplasty; Chronic otitis media in children; Conductive hearing loss; Congenital aural atresia; Middle ear anomaly