Comparison of Outcome of Myringotomy with and without ventilation tube in glue ear

Aim: To compare the outcome of myringotomy with/ without ventilation tubes in children of glue ear. Methods: Both ears (100) from fifty (50) children fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected from the OPD and ward. Cases were diagnosed on the basis of history, physical examination and investigations (pure tone audiometery, tympanometery). After informed consent twenty five patients were allotted in the group A for myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion and twenty five were allotted in-group B for myringotomy without ventilation tube insertion. Cases were followed post operatively for hearing improvement on 15 th , 30 th and 45 th day by subjective evaluation and pure tone audiometery. Results: In group A out of 50 ears, 44 showed marked improvement in the hearing status after following the cases for one month (88%). In group B out of 5 ears, only 17 cases showed marked improvement in the hearing status after following the cases for one month. (34%) Conclusion: Myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion has a better outcome in children of glue ear (88.0%) as compared to myringotomy without ventilation tubes (34%).