Jones N S, Radomskij P, Prichard A J, Snashall S E
Department of Audiological Medicine, Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, England.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1990 Jun;99(6 Pt 1):477-81. doi: 10.1177/000348949009900612.
We studied balance in 34 children with chronic secretory otitis media and compared them with 34 age- and sex-matched control children between the ages of 3 and 5 years. In addition to history and examination, objective measurements were obtained by use of a fixed force plate body sway platform in both the control group and the group with chronic secretory otitis media. We took measurements in both groups at an interval of 4 months to ensure that any improvement in body sway could not be attributed to normal maturation. Eight parameters of body sway were compared, including three new parameters not described elsewhere (mean squared velocity, the number of intersections, and velocity moment). Our study showed that balance is significantly worse in children with chronic secretory otitis media compared to a control group. Furthermore, the increased body sway of children with chronic secretory otitis media was returned to the normal range by myringotomy and insertion of ventilation tubes.
我们对34名患有慢性分泌性中耳炎的儿童的平衡能力进行了研究，并将他们与34名年龄和性别匹配的3至5岁对照儿童进行了比较。除了病史和检查外，对照组和慢性分泌性中耳炎组均使用固定测力平台身体摆动平台进行客观测量。我们在两组中每隔4个月进行一次测量，以确保身体摆动的任何改善都不能归因于正常的生长发育。比较了身体摆动的八个参数，包括三个其他地方未描述的新参数（均方速度、交叉点数和速度矩）。我们的研究表明，与对照组相比，慢性分泌性中耳炎儿童的平衡能力明显更差。此外，慢性分泌性中耳炎儿童增加的身体摆动通过鼓膜切开术和插入通气管恢复到正常范围。
