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Hearing loss due to mannosidosis and otitis media with effusion. A case report and review of audiological assessments in children with otitis media with effusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. U. Ahmmed
Affiliation:
Fulwood Audiology Centre, Preston, UK.
S. M. O’Halloran
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Ormskirk and District General Hospital, Ormskirk, UK.
N. J. Roland
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ormskirk and District General Hospital, Ormskirk, UK.
M. Starkey
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Audiology, Ormskirk and District General Hospital, Ormskirk, UK.
J. E. Wraith
Affiliation:
Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK.

Abstract

A case of a child with mannosidosis and bilateral otitis media with effusion (OME) is reported here along with some discussion of relevant literature to emphasize the need for age appropriate audiometricc assessment before and after insertion of grommets for glue ear (OME).

There is a need for multidisciplinary teamwork in the management of children with hearing loss. If OME is treated surgically, age-appropriate hearing assessment is required before and after insertion of grommets. The need for audiological assessments will be relevant even if children had passed the newborn hearing screening test.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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