KBB-Forum 2023 , Cilt 22, Sayı 1

THE ROLE OF SERUM IRON LEVELS IN CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION

Hilal YÜCEL 1, MD; Abitter YÜCEL 1, MD; Ekrem ÖZSÖZ 1, MD; Yaşar ÖZBUĞDAY 2, MD; Muhammet Furkan IŞIK 1, MD; Sinan KIR 1, MD; Cüneyt UĞUR 3, MD;
1Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Konya Şehir Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Konya, Turkey
2Hakkari Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Hakkari, Turkey
3Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Konya Şehir Hastanesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları, Konya, Turkey Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an important cause of hearing loss, especially in children at preschool period. In this study, our aim is to investigate whether there is a relationship between serum iron levels and the formation of chronic OME.

Materials and Methods: In this study, the files of the patients with OME and the control group were reviewed retrospectively. Hemogram parameters, ferritin, iron and iron binding capacities of both OME and control groups were recorded and the two groups were compared in terms of these parameters.

Results: A total of 105 children were included in this study, of which 54 were in the OME group and 51 were in the control group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of gender and age (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of mean hemoglobin (Hb) value, mean iron binding capacity and median iron, mean erythrocyte volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red blood cell (RBC) and red cell distribution width (RDW) values (p>0.05). Median ferritin and hematocrit values of the OME group were significantly lower than the control group (p<0.05).

Conclusion: In this study, the ferritin levels of the OME group were significantly lower than the control group. Neverthless, there is a need for larger studies that examine the relationship between the frequency of OME and serum iron levels in children. Keywords : Iron, otitis media with effusion, child