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- Title
Otitis Media and Related Complications Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Authors
Adams, Daniel; Susi, Apryl; Erdie-Lalena, Christine; Gorman, Gregory; Hisle-Gorman, Elizabeth; Rajnik, Michael; Elrod, Marilisa; Nylund, Cade
- Abstract
Acute otitis media (AOM) symptoms can be masked by communication deficits, common to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We sought to evaluate the association between ASD and otitis media. Using ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, we performed a retrospective case-cohort study comparing AOM, and otitis-related diagnoses among children with and without ASD. Children with ASD had a significantly increased rate of AOM, otitis media with effusion, otorrhea, and PE tube placement. Children with ASD were more than twice as likely to develop mastoiditis, and to undergo mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. Children with ASD are more likely to have middle ear infections and otitis-related complications, highlighting the importance of routine middle ear examinations and close attention to hearing impairment in this population.
- Subjects
OTITIS media diagnosis; OTITIS media with effusion; AUTISM; CHI-squared test; CHOLESTEATOMA; CONFIDENCE intervals; OTITIS media; OTOSCOPY; POISSON distribution; PROBABILITY theory; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); TYMPANOPLASTY; DISEASE incidence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; MASTOIDITIS; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2016, Vol 46, Issue 5, p1636
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-015-2689-x