Abstract:
The aim of our study was to analyze the possibility of middle ear monitoring in children to predict chronicity and recurrence of otitis media. Material and Methods: Children aged 1 to 7 years of life were monitored by screening tympanometry and screening otoscopy during 2 years. Workup also included complete audiological examination: Impedance Audiometry, Conventional Audiometry, Oto-Acoustical Emissions and Brainstem Electrical Response Audiometry and X-ray examination of paranasal sinuses, bacteriologic examination, spiral CT with 3D reconstruction of tympanic cavity and mastoid process.