INTRODUCTION Chronic perforated otitis media, which is usually caused by severe or recurrent otitis media in childhood, can cause gradual deterioration of residual hearing. Therefore, early surgical intervention is desirable. Many researchers have investigated the relationship between age and the results of tympanoplasty in chronic otitis media [1, 2]. Tympanoplasty in elderly patients is accep...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the acoustic effect after canal wall-down tympanoplasty with sectioning of the tensor tympani muscle (TTM) tendon in patients with chronic otitis media. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled clinical trial. METHODS From January 2010 to April 2014, 212 patients underwent canal wall-down tympanoplasty with ossicular chain reconstruction in one-stage surgery. F...

AIM The objective of the present study was to analyse the causes behind reperforation of the tympanic membrane in the patients presenting with chronic otitis media (mesotympanitis) after type I--III intrameatal tympanoplasty. Characteristic of the patients and methods of investigation. Intrameatal type I--III tympanoplasty with the use of autotransplants was performed in 652 patients presenting...

Introduction: The eradication of the middle ear disease is mentioned as the fundamental principle of tympanoplasty. The presence of some factors related to patient or disease itself forces the physician to classify the chronic ear disease as high-risk perforations. The aim of this study was to present a tri-layer tympanoplasty technique and its otological and audiological outcomes in the ...

Introduction: Tympanoplasty is the standard and well established procedure for closure of tympanic membrane perforations .This paper compares the results of tympanoplasty in terms of hearing improvement and graft incorporation in patients with chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane between two groups with and without active drainage at the time of surgery.  Materials and Methods: Sixty re...

Introduction: Tympanoplasty is a standard procedure to repair tympanic membrane perforation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of tympanoplasty (hearing improvement and tympanic membrane closure rate) in patients suffering from chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane by considering the prognostic factors.  Materials and Methods: In a prospective study, based on the results ...

Background: Hearing loss due to chronic otitis media is common. The purpose of this study was to evaluate hearing before and after canal wall up, canal wall down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. Methods: From 2004 to 2007, all patients with chronic otitis media who were admitted at the Department of Otolaryngology, Babol Medical University were studied. For 126 patients' canal wall up, canal wa...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess possible wound complications of tympanoplasty and tympanomastoidectomy with or without postoperative mastoid dressing. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 37 patients (22 females, 15 males; mean age: 23.88 years; range 9 to 64 years) who underwent middle ear or mastoid operations via postauricular incision were included in this prospective, randomized, control...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prognostic factors that affect surgical and audiologic outcomes in inlay tympanoplasty after long-term follow-up. DESIGN Case series study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Sixty-two patients who underwent 71 procedures were enrolled in the study. Patient ages ranged from 31 to 87 years (mean [SD] age, 61.2 [12.9] years). Mean (SD) follow-up was 635.7 ...

INTRODUCTION In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of cartilage grafts in the primary repair of tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of cartilage are its stiffness and its very low metabolic requirements, which make it particularly suitable for difficult conditions, such as subtotal perforations, adhesive otitis and reoperation. OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact o...