@article{Islam_Mumtaz_Saqulain_2021, title={MIDDLE EAR DISORDERS AMONG CLEFT LIP AND PALATE IN CHILDREN: A CONJOINT EXPOSITION}, volume={71}, url={https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3687}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v1i1.3687}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyze the frequency of middle ear disorders among the cleft lip and palate and association with hearing Loss.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross Sectional analytical study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Audiology Department of Cleft Hospital, Gujrat and ENT department of National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad, from Oct 2018 to Mar 2019.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> We recruited a sample of 100 cleft lip and palate children of both genders, aged 3 month to 12 years, using nonprobability sampling. Screening was performed with otoscopy, tympanometry and hearing assessment.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Out of sample population, 62% were males and 38% females with a mean age of 2.27 ± 2.73 years. The middle ear disorders were found to be 70%. Among these otitis media with effusion was the most common 43 (61.43%), followed by Acute otitis media 8 (11.43%) and Eustachian tube dysfunction 6 (8.57%). Tympanosclerosis and dry tympanic membrane perforation were the least common. Statistically significant association of hearing loss was found with the middle ear disorders (p<0.001).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Middle ear disorders especially otitis media with effusion are common in cleft lip/ palate children.</p>}, number={Suppl-3}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Islam, Saba and Mumtaz, Nazia and Saqulain, Ghulam}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={S457–61} }