Clinical Study

Microbiological Profile of Adenoid Hypertrophy Correlates to Clinical Diagnosis in Children

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of different patient groups.

Patient groups ( ) Age (years)Male-female ratioAOM1/year AS2/year OSAS3 Type of middle ear effusion4 (number of ears) Preoperative tympanometry5 (number of ears)Bronchial asthma Allergic rhinitis
SerousMucousABC

RAOM6 ( )5.12
(3–11)
16/9
(1.77)
6.72
(2–14)
5.41
(2–9)
2
(8%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
31 (62%)0
(0%)
19 (38%)0
(0%)
1
(4%)
OME7 ( )4.63
(3–8)
12/7
(1.71)
1.21
(0–4)
1.31
(0–3)
17
(89%)
18
(47%)
14
(37%)
5 (13%)32 (84%) 1
(3%)
4
(21%)
9
(47%)
OSAS8 ( )4.93
(3–11)
9/6
(1.5)
0.33
(0-1)
0.4
(0-1)
15
(100%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
27 (90%)0 (0%)3 (10%)2
(13%)
4
(27%)

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.