RISK FACTORS
RISK FACTORS
- Ages 6 months to 4 years
- Winter months
- Cleft lip
- Down’s syndrome
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Recurrent URTIs
- Passive smoking
- Low socioeconomic status
- Allergies
- GORD
CLINICAL FEATURES
- Hearing impairment (predominant symptom)
- Speech/language delay
- Communication difficultie
INVESTIGATIONS
- Tympanometry
- Hearing tests
COMPLICATIONS
- Persistent hearing loss
- Speech/language delay
- Tympanic membrane damage