Does cleft palate repair reduce the incidence of middle ear pathology?

Does cleft palate repair reduce the incidence of middle ear pathology?

Introduction: In an infant, cleft palate usually affects his/her feeding, speech, eustachian tube, and middle ear physiology. The incidence of otitis media with effusion is particularly very high in the children having cleft palate. Repair of cleft palate is believed to reduce this incidence. Object...

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Main Authors: Sunil Kumar Rout, Sudarsan Baliarsing, Manoj Kumar Lath, Aparajita Debnath, Suresh Prasad Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
Subjects:
cleft palate
middle ear
otoscopy
tympanogram
Online Access:http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=95;epage=99;aulast=Rout

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