@article{Okolugbo,_2020, title={Role of Tympanometry in the Diagnosis of Hearing Impairment in Children with Otitis Media and Effusion}, volume={1}, url={https://ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/26}, abstractNote={<div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><strong>Background:</strong> To determine if Tympanometry can be used to diagnose hearing impairment in children with otitis media with effusion.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> A six month prospective study of school children aged between 5 and 7 years in the selected primary schools. Techniques of data collection included otoscopy, tympanometry and screening audiometry.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Showed that tympanometry correctly identified cases without hearing impairment. Conclusion: That tympanometry may be suggested as screening tool for younger children with Otitis Media with Effusion especially in developing countries thereby reducing cost implications tor these patients.</p> </div> </div> </div>}, number={4}, journal={African Journal of Tropical Medicine and Biomedical Research}, author={Okolugbo, Nekwu Emmanuel}, year={2020}, month={Nov.}, pages={37–40} }