CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL FINDINGS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PRESENTING WITH SUSPECTED ANKYLOGLOSSIA IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY PRACTICE AT A TERTIARY INSTITUTION.

Understanding the anatomical definition of ankyloglossia is significant in the diagnosis and management of patients because many patients were wrongly diagnosed and treated for ankyloglossia. Hearing assessment should be done on children with suspected ankyloglossia because of possible articulation problems. Some of the patients that could not communicate properly were found to have hearing problems and not ankyloglossia.