el-Sayed Y, Zakzouk S
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1995 Jan;31(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(94)01075-9.
Secretory otitis media (SOM) is primarily a disease of children which can have deleterious effect on their medical, social, educational and psychological welfare. It is well known that SOM is a common disease, but exact figures about its prevalence and incidence are scarce and fragmentary. In this community study, we determined the point prevalence of type B tympanogram as an indication to the prevalence of SOM. The study population consisted of a random sample of 4214 children aged 1-8 years. The point prevalence rates of unilateral and bilateral type B tympanogram among the children were 5.7% and 8.1%, respectively. The point prevalence rate per ears (a total of 8428) was 10.9%. The prevalence was found to be related to the age, the season and to the occurrance of the ear and upper respiratory tract infections. No correlation was found in relation to sex, allergy or the socio-economic condition. The findings are discussed in the light of studies conducted elsewhere.
分泌性中耳炎（SOM）主要是一种儿童疾病，会对他们的医疗、社交、教育和心理福祉产生有害影响。众所周知，SOM是一种常见疾病，但关于其患病率和发病率的确切数据却稀少且不完整。在这项社区研究中，我们将B型鼓室图的点患病率作为SOM患病率的一个指标来进行测定。研究人群包括4214名1至8岁儿童的随机样本。儿童中单侧和双侧B型鼓室图的点患病率分别为5.7%和8.1%。每只耳朵（共8428只）的点患病率为10.9%。发现患病率与年龄、季节以及耳部和上呼吸道感染的发生有关。未发现与性别、过敏或社会经济状况相关。将根据其他地方进行的研究对这些发现进行讨论。
