Manders E, Tyberghein J
Department of Otolaryngology and Logopedics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1993;47(1):27-32.
As a part of a larger, multidimensional study on secretory otitis media (SOM) and its relation to children's development, the effects of ventilation tube (VT) placement on hearing, speech, language, cognition and behaviour were studied over a six month period. Children with a clear and persistent picture of SOM were examined just before tubes were inserted and again, with the same measures, six months later. Their evolution was compared to that of a control group. The results indicate, as was expected, that the hearing of the children with SOM normalized very quickly after surgery. Speech and expressive language functions were comparable for both groups at the two moments of examination. Only verbal comprehension of the SOM-group was found to be slightly improved in the course of a six month period. No differences in general cognitive functioning and in behaviour were found between both groups.
作为一项关于分泌性中耳炎（SOM）及其与儿童发育关系的更大规模多维研究的一部分，在六个月的时间里研究了置管（VT）对听力、言语、语言、认知和行为的影响。对有明确且持续分泌性中耳炎症状的儿童，在置管前进行检查，并在六个月后采用相同的测量方法再次检查。将他们的发展情况与对照组进行比较。结果正如预期所示，分泌性中耳炎患儿术后听力很快恢复正常。在两次检查时，两组的言语和表达语言功能相当。仅发现分泌性中耳炎组的言语理解能力在六个月期间略有改善。两组在一般认知功能和行为方面未发现差异。
