Clinical Study
Microbiological Profile of Adenoid Hypertrophy Correlates to Clinical Diagnosis in Children
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of different patient groups.
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Acute suppurative otitis media. Acute sinusitis. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Due to visual evaluation during intraoperative tympanocentesis and suction. A: normal curve; B: flat curve due to middle ear fluid. C: deviated curve due to negative middle ear pressure. All tympanometric measurements were performed the day before adenoidectomy. Recurring acute otitis media group. Otitis media with effusion group. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome group. |