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Secretory otitis media and language development: a six-year follow-up study with case-control.

J Lous1, M Fiellau-Nikolajsen, A L Jeppesen

  • 1Otitis Media Study Group, Arhus University, Hjørring, Denmark.

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|May 1, 1988
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Children with persistent secretory otitis media (SOM) showed no lower scores on cognitive and language tests compared to controls. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between long-lasting SOM and language development.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Audiology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Secretory otitis media (SOM) is a common childhood condition.
  • Long-lasting SOM may potentially impact cognitive and language development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the long-term effects of persistent secretory otitis media on cognitive and language development in children.
  • To compare the performance of children with a history of long-lasting SOM to age-matched controls.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study of 463 three-year-olds.
  • Identified 40 children with constant secretory otitis media (SOM) over 6 months.
  • At age 8, children with long-lasting SOM and matched controls were assessed using the Silent Reading Word Test (OS-400), Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R), and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC).

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Main Results:

  • Children with long-lasting SOM (n=26) did not score lower than control children (n=26) on the OS-400, PPVT-R, and WISC verbal tests.
  • No significant differences were found in children with long-lasting bilateral SOM compared to their controls.
  • Increased variability in scores was observed in the SOM group for WISC and PPVT-R tests.

Conclusions:

  • Long-lasting secretory otitis media did not appear to negatively impact cognitive or language abilities at age 8 in this cohort.
  • Further research with more comprehensive studies is recommended to fully understand the complex relationship between SOM and language development.