Chalat, 1965 [16] |
cleft lip and/or palate |
A+T |
ORCHL (38
patients), OMAR (35 patients) |
clinical evaluation and PTA |
Average
ORCHL improved from 12,7 dB to 3.4 dB; resolution of OMAR in 28/35
patients |
Loeb, 1964 [17] |
cleft palate |
A or A+T |
OMAR, worsening ORCHL |
clinical evaluation and PTA |
Improved hearing and speech in 10
patients; hypernasality improved in 3 patients, unaltered in 12
patients |
Severeid, 1972 [18] |
cleft palate |
A |
OME |
clinical evaluation
and myringotomy |
OME resolution in 51/83 patients |