Is There Hearing Loss After Acute Mastoiditis

Clalit Health Services

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Acute Otitis Media; Acute Mastoiditis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00502450

4560

Details and patient eligibility

About

Following acute mastoiditis there is a possible risk to develop hearing loss. The cause could be either possible involvement of the inner ear, or in cases that underwent surgery, secondary to the effect of the drill's noise. Extended hearing test will be performed for 25 children that suffered acute mastoiditis that resolved with conservative treatment and compared with 25 children that needed surgical intervention.

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of acute mastoiditis 4 years and older

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 4 years old Not cooperative for hearing test Active ear disease Major medical illness