Functional consequences of chronic ENT inflammation on the development of hearing and communicative abilities
Deggouj, N.; Castelein, S.; Grégoire, A.; Laroche, H.; De Graeuwe, C.; de Toeuf, C.; Desuter, G.; Rombaux, P.; Hupin, C.
B-Ent 8(Suppl 19): 105-115
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1781-782X PMID: 23431614 Document Number: 658466
Hearing processing and communication abilities development may be influenced by chronic inflammation of the airways in children, especially in case of otitis media and/or adenotonsillar hypertrophy. The present review summarizes the influence of adenotonsillar hypertrophy on speech abilities as well as the consequences of otitis media, with a particular focus on peripheral and central hearing, on the development of language, attention, and memory skills.