Incidence of ear, nose and throat disorders in children: a study in a teaching hospital in Telangana

Authors

  • Harika Surapaneni Department of ENT, Mallareddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, India
  • Shalini Singh Sisodia Department of ENT, Mallareddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20160065

Keywords:

Ear nose throat disorders, Children, Prevalence, Otitis media

Abstract

Background: ENT problems are very common among the children, especially diseases such as acute suppurative otitis media, acute tonsillitis, acute epiglottis, laryngotracheobronchitis, and rhinitis etc. Poor hygienic conditions, malnourishment, different socio-economic levels are also said to play a role in the prevalence of ENT disorders.

Methods: 417 children between the ages of 0-15, attending the ENT department in our hospital were included in the study. General demographic details such as age, sex, socio-economic status, clinical history, and examination for common ENT complaints and disorders was taken for all patients. Otoscopy for ear examination for diseases such as otitis media, ear perforation and ear discharge anterior rhinoscopy for nasal discharge, airway obstruction and infection were performed Presence of any adenoid hypertrophy was looked for. Throat examination was performed for any sign of tonsillitis or pharyngitis. Appropriate investigations such as X-rays, culture and sensitivity, etc were performed where necessary.  

Results: 258 (61.9%) patients were females while there were 159 (38.1%) males. More than 45% cases who had disorders were concentrated in the 6-15 years age group. Almost 75% of the children were from lower socio-economic status. Otitis media among the ear diseases, rhinitis in the nasal diseases and pharyngitis followed by tonsillitis in the diseases of the throat was found to be the most common.

Conclusions: Our study provides basic information of the prevalent disorders in ENT in our area, based on which we can take the relevant step towards development of the medical setup and treatment.

Author Biographies

Harika Surapaneni, Department of ENT, Mallareddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, India

 

Department of ENT,

Assistant professor.

Shalini Singh Sisodia, Department of ENT, Mallareddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, India

Department of ENT,

Assistant professor.

References

http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_a_glance/broad.aspx.

Gul AA, Ali L, Rahim E, Ahmed S. Chronic suppurative otitis media; frequency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients and its sensitivity to various antibiotics. Professional Med J. 2007;14:411-5.

Sharma K, Bhattacharjya D, Barman H, Goswami SC. Common Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems in Pediatric Age Group Presenting to the Emergency Clinic: Prevalence and Management: A Hospital-Based Study: Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2014;24(8).

Logan Turner’s Diseases of Nose, Throat and Ear, 10th edition. In: Maran AGD. New York: Elsevier 1988:464.

Sox CM, Finkelstein JA, Yin R, Kleinman K, Lieu TA. Trends in otitis media treatment failure and relapse. Pediatrics. 2008;121:674-79.

Finnbogadóttir AF, Petersen H, Laxdal T, Gudbrandsson F, Gudnason T, Haraldsson A. Mastoiditis in children in Iceland. Laeknabladid. 2007;93:275-80.

Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. In: K Park, editor. 18th ed. 2005:406.

Yeli S. Prevalence of ENT disorders among children in UAE: A tertiary medical care study. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci. 2015;4(7):682-7.

Kishve SP, Kumar N, Kishve PS, Syed MMA, Kalakoti P. Ear Nose and Throat disorders in paediatric patients at a rural hospital in India. AMJ. 2010;3(12):786-90.

R Nepali, B Sigdel. Prevalence of ENT Diseases In Children: Hospital Based Study. The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 2012;14(2).

Logan Turner’s Diseases of Nose, Throat and Ear, 10th edition. In: Maran AGD. New York: Elsevier. 1988:464.

Kitcher ED, Janger A, Baidoo K. Emergency ear, nose and throat admission at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Ghana Med J 2007;41(1):9-11.

Saha S, Chandra S, Mondal PK, Das S, Mishra S, Rashid MA. Emergency otorhinolaryngological cases in medical college, kolkata – a statistical analysis. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;57(3):219-25.

Pherwani A, Mankekar G, Chavan K. The study of co-morbid conditions in children with allergic rhinitis, from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 2007;59(3):240-4.

Guarisco JL, Graham HD. Epistaxis in children: causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Ear Nose Throat J. 1989;68(7):522-32.

Downloads

Published

2016-01-07

Issue

Section

Original Research Articles