H91.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: In this study, wideband tympanometry is used as a non-invasive test method to examine the middle ear function of children with a short time expenditure of a few seconds. Wideband tympanometry
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 8 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for groups 1 and 2: • Subjects are children up to 8 years of age. • The children have a conductive hearing loss (middle ear effusion) • The children are either normally developed (group 1) or have a developmental delay (group 2) Inclusion criteria for group 3: • Subjects are children up to 8 years of age • The children have no developmental delay and they have no hearing loss
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: > 8 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of this current research project is to demonstrate the added value of wideband tympanometry in the diagnosis of children with conductive hearing loss. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Discrimination of different absorption spectra betweeen different groups | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRuth Lang-Roth
HNO Uniklinik Köln
Outcome results
None listed