Hearing Loss in Chronic Otitis Media Mucosal Type, Does This Have a Relation with Patient Demographic Profile, a Study in the Third World Country
Zohda Tayyaba1, Sana Ansari2, Mohd Aqib3, Kamlesh Chandra4
1Dr. Zohda Tayyaba, Senior Resident, Department of ENT-HNS, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and HAH Centenary Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi. India. and Research Conducted, Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, (Uttar Pradesh), India.
2Dr. Sana Ansari, Senior Resident, Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, (Uttar Pradesh), India.
3Dr. Mohd Aqib, Senior Resident, Department ofNeurootology, SGPGI, Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh), India.
4Prof. (Dr.) Kamlesh Chandra, Ex Chairman and Professor, Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Manuscript received on 24 July 2023 | Revised Manuscript received on 24 August 2023 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 September 2023 | Manuscript published on 30 September 2023 | PP: 1-5 | Volume-3 Issue-6, September 2023 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpmh.F1030093623 | DOI: 10.54105/ijpmh.F1030.093623
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Abstract: The study was conducted to establish a relationship between hearing loss withthe demographic profile in patients with chronic otitis media inactive mucosal disease. Patients with chronic otitis media (COM) inactive mucosal disease, of both sexes and different age groups were assessed and grouped based on unilateral or bilateral ear involvement; rural and urban, and based on the duration of discharge. Hearing loss (HL) was measured by calculating the air-bone gap via pure-tone audiometry. The study included 210 ears, a total of 161 patients. The age group of patients ranged from 15 to 55 years. Maximum proportion (53 %) in younger age groups (15-25 years) but no relation with HL was seen. Incidence was higher in females, with significantly greater HL. Greater HL in bilateral involvement. 51% right ear and 49% left ear involvement; 59 % from the rural area, 41 % from urban areas; no significant difference in HL. Duration of ear discharge varied from2 months to several years; maximum proportion (41%) for more than 10 years, with maximum HL (27.18 dB). Hence, it was concluded that high incidence of COM was in patients in the younger age range, in females, in rural areas, and in unilateral ear involvement. HL was significantly higher with bilateral involvement and in the female population. Greater HL was associated with longer discharging ears.
Keywords: Chronic Otitis Media, Hearing Loss, Gender Distribution, Rural, Urban, Unilateral, Bilateral.
Scope of the Article: Community Health