The influence of deformation of nasal septum types Mladina 1, 4 and 6 on the condition of hearing in children

*Lechosław P. Chmielik, Magdalena Frąckiewicz, Mieczysław Chmielik

Summary
Summary
Introduction. The occurrence of a correlation between a deformation of the nasal septum and conductive hearing loss in children is widely discussed in the available literature. There are different classifications of the deformation of the nasal septum, in this case the Mladina´s classification – based on the morphological state of the nasal septum, was used. The classification after Mladina includes 7 types of the nasal septum deformation and the type 7 is a combination of types 1 to 6.
Material and methods. The case histories of 240 children, who underwent an operation on the nasal septum in the Paediatric ENT Clinic in Warsaw in the period between 2004 and 2006 were studied. As far as conductive hearing loss is concerned the pure tone audiometry and tympanometry were analyzed.
Results. The results of pure tone audiometry were correct in all children.
Conclusions. Deformations of nasal septum types 1, 4 and 6 are rarely operated on among children. Deformations of the nasal septum types 1, 4 and 6 do not cause dysfunction of the auditory tube or hearing disorders in children.

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