LUCKNOW: Nearly one-fourth of schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh might be suffering from ear disease, a survey has found. The most common cause, in 12.8% cases, for ear disease found in children was excessive earwax followed by middle ear infection (12.6%), also known as otitis media.
According to the survey undertaken by a Lucknow-based health-tech start up called Stufit, 1,000 school-going children in Jhansi, Lakhimpur Kheri and Lucknow were surveyed. Of these, 23.4% children aged between 7 and 14 years were found with an ear disease. During a health camp, otoscopic examination and pure tone audiometry were performed.
