http://libproxy.uncg.edu:2079/pubmed/3220954
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1988 Dec;9(6):346-51. Hearing and verbal-cognitive abilities in high-risk preterm infants prone to otitis media with effusion. Pearce PS, Saunders MA, Creighton DE, Sauve RS. Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada
What was the study about?
The study was about the hearing and verbal-cognitive abilities in high-risk preterm infants prone to otitis media with effusion. They studies 23 otitis prone children and compared them with 20 non-otitis prone children with similar controls.
What did they find?
They found that findings suggest high-risk premature infants are prone to otitis media with effusion but with medical intervention, speech and language follow-up and eudiometric assessment, otitis cases can be decreased. In the cases with the high-risk preterm infants, language and verbal cognitive abilities were notably inferior to the controls.
http://libproxy.uncg.edu:2079/pubmed/7923835
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1994 Jun;19(3):179-84. Otitis media, respiratory tract infections and hearing loss in pre-term and low birthweight infants. Sassen ML, Veen S, Schreuder AM, Ens-Dokkum MH, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Brand R, Ruys JH, Grote JJ. ENT Department, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
What was the study about?
This study was about the relationship between hearing loss, respiratory tract infection and otitis media in pre-term and low birth weight infants. They studies 1338 live born infants with a gestational age less than 32 weeks and/or birth weight less than 1500 g. The infants were enrolled in a national follow up study and assessed the remaining live children at the age of 5 years old. These children were compared to other full-term children.
What did they find?
The study found that although preterm birth or very low birth weight is appeared to have no risk factors for developing otitis, the incidence of ear, nose and throat trouble does come out to be more elevated than the general population.
Premature Babies Hearing Disorders- Otitis This blog is specifically centered around otitis media, which is a hearing disorder that concerns the parents of many premature babies. Otitis media can be cured, although it cannot be prevented. It is a very common occurance and a high percentage of babies will be affected by it at least once.
Otitis Media
Otitis media is an ear infection in which fluid accumulates within the middle ear. A common condition occurring in childhood, it is estimated that 85 percent of all American children will develop otitis media at least once.
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