About this trial
Study Sound Ear Check (SEC) hearing test among 3-10 years old otherwise healthy children referred to tympanostomy tube placement. SEC test prior surgery (with middle ear fluid) and at 1 month control visit (dry middle ear with ventilation tube). Otitis media 6 questionnaire prior surgery and at the 1 month control visit.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Finnish speaking (child and parent)
Disqualifiers
Prior sensorineural hearing loss
developmental disorder
Prior ear surgery (except tympanostomy insertion)
Trial population
Otherwise healthy 3-10 years old children referred to tympanostomy tube insertion
Trial design
Case-only
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Sound Ear Check
Diagnostic testHearing test, measurement of the input impedance of the middle-ear transmission system
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
SNR
Signal to noise ratio
Secondary outcomes
Otitis media 6 questionnaire
questionnaire
Sponsors and contacts
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Vesa Lahdes
Lead sponsor
Turku University Hospital
Sponsor institution