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Almutairi, T., Algayed,, H., Alharbi, F., Alenezi, H., Alzahrani, R., Al qudhybi, A. (2017). The Prevalence of Middle Ear Disease in The Adult Population. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(8), 2955-2959. doi: 10.12816/0042834
Talal Saad Almutairi; Husam Khalid Algayed,; Fawaz Mohammed Alharbi; Hadil Mohammed Alenezi; Read Alzahrani; Abdullah Fahad Al qudhybi. "The Prevalence of Middle Ear Disease in The Adult Population". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69, 8, 2017, 2955-2959. doi: 10.12816/0042834
Almutairi, T., Algayed,, H., Alharbi, F., Alenezi, H., Alzahrani, R., Al qudhybi, A. (2017). 'The Prevalence of Middle Ear Disease in The Adult Population', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(8), pp. 2955-2959. doi: 10.12816/0042834
Almutairi, T., Algayed,, H., Alharbi, F., Alenezi, H., Alzahrani, R., Al qudhybi, A. The Prevalence of Middle Ear Disease in The Adult Population. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017; 69(8): 2955-2959. doi: 10.12816/0042834

The Prevalence of Middle Ear Disease in The Adult Population

Article 3, Volume 69, Issue 8, October 2017, Page 2955-2959  XML PDF (284.34 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0042834
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Authors
Talal Saad Almutairi1; Husam Khalid Algayed,1; Fawaz Mohammed Alharbi2; Hadil Mohammed Alenezi3; Read Alzahrani4; Abdullah Fahad Al qudhybi
1Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
2Northern Borders University
3Almaarefa Colleges for Science and Technology
45King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Abstract
Background: otitis media (OM) also known as middle ear disease is an inflammation of the middle ear cleft, where infection leads to the effusion of fluids into the middle ear. In developing countries, otitis media is the main cause of hearing impairment. There are several factors that enhance the presence of otitis media, including genetic, environmental and demographic.
Aim of the study: this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of otitis media in adults.
Methods: this study included 117 participants and it based on an online survey, the survey was divided into two parts. The data were collected in excel sheet and analyzed by SPSS.
Results: the prevalence rate of OM was 40.2%, there were significance differences between health individuals and OM patients regarding chronic diseases (P value=0.01) and allergy (P value=0.001).  
Conclusion: the prevalence of OM was low, chronic disease and allergy were risk factors for OM.
 
 
Keywords
OM; OM prevalence; OM in adults
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