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Otological disorders in Down's Syndrome.

S Satwant1, K N Subramaniam, N Prepageran

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.

The Medical Journal of Malaysia
|November 21, 2002
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Children with Down syndrome experience more ear abnormalities, including impacted wax, retracted eardrums, middle ear effusion, and auditory canal stenosis, compared to healthy children in Malaysia.

Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatrics
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Down syndrome is associated with various health complications.
  • Otological abnormalities are frequently observed in children with Down syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of otological abnormalities in Malaysian children with Down syndrome.
  • To compare otological findings between children with Down syndrome and their healthy peers.

Main Methods:

  • Otoscopic examination and impedance audiometry were performed on 30 children with Down syndrome and a control group.
  • Data was collected at the ENT outpatient clinic of University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

Main Results:

  • Children with Down syndrome exhibited significantly higher rates of impacted wax (44% vs. 14.4%), retracted eardrums (21% vs. 6.6%), and middle ear effusion (15% vs. 3.4%).

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  • Type B tympanograms (55% vs. 8.3%) and auditory canal stenosis (73.4% vs. 14.4%) were also more prevalent in the Down syndrome group.

    • Conclusions:

    • Children with Down syndrome have a substantially higher incidence of otological disorders.
    • These findings highlight the need for routine otological screening in children with Down syndrome.