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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages 1636-1642Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2689-x
Keywords
Autism spectrum disorders; Child development disorders, pervasive; Otitis media; Mastoiditis
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- Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs, Autism Research Award [W81XWH-12-2-0066]
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Acute otitis media (AOM) symptoms can be masked by communication deficits, common to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We sought to evaluate the association between ASD and otitis media. Using ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, we performed a retrospective case-cohort study comparing AOM, and otitis-related diagnoses among children with and without ASD. Children with ASD had a significantly increased rate of AOM, otitis media with effusion, otorrhea, and PE tube placement. Children with ASD were more than twice as likely to develop mastoiditis, and to undergo mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. Children with ASD are more likely to have middle ear infections and otitis-related complications, highlighting the importance of routine middle ear examinations and close attention to hearing impairment in this population.
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