Impact of Tympanostomy Tubes on Pediatric Otoacoustic Emission Testing
Absent OAEs were the most common result at all frequencies, especially 1 and 8 kHz. Overall, 78.8% of patients failed at least one tested frequency, despite normal PTA and patent TTs, suggesting a potential direct impact of TTs on OAE outcomes. Clinicians may need to exercise caution when interpreting OAEs in patients with patent TTs, and further research may warrant a reevaluation of OAE utility in this context.
Authors
- David L. Mandell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-2598)
- Akshay Tangutur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-6155)
- Erin A. Kelly
- Avraham Adelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-1635)
- Amy Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-1756)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital Central California (US)
- Florida Atlantic University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ear Nose & Throat Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613251343734
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00