Table 5. Distribution of the positive otoscopic findings according to each group and ear.
| G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OD | OE | OD | OE | OD | OE | OD | OE | ||
| Fluid in the middle ear | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Still in the insufflation | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| Ventilation tube | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Tympanic perforation | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cholesteatoma | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Opacification | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| Tympanic retraction | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 45 |
| Tympanosclerosis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Otorrhea | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 26 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 26 |
Abbreviations: G1, group with and compensatory articulations; G2, group without velopharyngeal dysfunction and with compensatory articulations; G3, group with velopharyngeal dysfunction and without compensatory articulations; G4, control group; OD, right ear; OE, left ear.