Problems of middle ear and hearing in cleft children

The hearing loss in a cleft patient is a well known complication, but generally gets ignored. These children continue to have recurrent otitis media with effusion that affects the hearing abilities. Unfortunatley the middle ear function may not improve with palatoplasty. Cleft palate teams need to f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramesh Kumar Sharma, Vipul Nanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2009-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699388