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Cleft palate and otitis

media

 Otitis media with effusion is

commonly seen in children with cleft

palate

 The inappropriate insertion of the

tensor veli palatini muscle leads to

suboptimal opening of the

eustachian tube and resulting in otitis

media

 Myringotomy and insertion of

grommet is performed by ENT

surgeons in the same setting as the

palatoplasty.