Objective: Secretory Otitis Media (SOM affects comprehension abilities and language progresion in preschool and schooltime children. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the connection between SOM prevalance and risk factors in 1st class students who in the region of Elazığ Abdullahpaşa Training and Research Health Center’s first education schools.

Material and method: There were 232 children in the 1st class of the primary schools in study region. The children with SOM constituted the study group whereas, children with no signs and symptoms of SOM were control group. The results were evaluated by assessing the risk factors, sex, socioleconomic situation and success of the children in the schools.

Results: In our study, SOM prevalance was found 15,9% and the correlation between SOM and risk factors was also determined. It was determined that the children with SOM were less succesfull than normal population.

Conclusion: To determine correlation between SOM and risk factors, to be done school scanning by specialist personnel effects the succes of therapy positively, and provides to have healty and succesfull genius.