introduction: tympanoplasty is indicated to restore hearing disability and prevent recurrent otorrhea.  materials and methods: this study was a retrospective review of patients who underwent tympanoplasty with or without mastoidectomy over a 1-year period.  results: a total of 789 tympanoplasties were reviewed, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1.1. in total, 91% and 9% of tympanoplasties were p...

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 o...

This study was done to compare the pre and post-operative hearing results in patients undergoing canal wall down mastoidectomy with classical type III tympanoplasty using temporalis fascia alone. Patients of >or=5 years age with the diagnosis of Chronic otitis media (squamous) with conductive or mixed hearing loss, needing canal wall down mastoidectomy and with intact and mobile stapes suprastr...

AIM To establish whether hearing loss after eardrum blast injury could be recovered by tympanoplasty performed immediately after injury and what material is the most suitable for eardrum closure. METHODS Tympanoplasty was performed in 119 (a total of 181 injuries) out of 651 patients examined for blast injury of the ear between 1991 and 2000. The study included a total of 106 patients who und...

UNLABELLED Tympanoplasty is done to eradicate ear pathology and to restore the conductive hearing mechanism (eardrum and ossicles). Some patients, however, do not tolerate tinnitus and question physicians about the results of surgery when tinnitus persists. AIM to evaluate the progression of tinnitus in patients with conductive hearing loss after tympanoplasty. STUDY DESIGN a prospective co...

OBJECTIVE To determine which preoperative conditions or surgical techniques may influence the success of tympanoplasty in the pediatric population. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search of the English-language literature from 1966 to May 1997 was conducted using the search terms pediatric or child and tympanoplasty or myringoplasty. STUDY SELECTION Articles that provided age-specific data on tympan...

Objective We aim to demonstrate inner ear damage caused by drilling in the early period. Healthy contralateral ears of patients who underwent mastoidectomy using drill or tympanoplasty without using drill were compared. Methods A total of 38 patients (mastoidectomy: 22, tympanoplasty: 16) who were diagnosed as chronic otitis media and were scheduled for surgery were included. Distortion produ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Surgical repair of large anterior tympanic membrane (TM) perforations continue to be a challenge for the otologic surgeon. Lateral graft tympanoplasty, the recommended treatment, is technically difficult and is plagued with blunting of the anterior sulcus and lateralization of the TM, both of which can lead to conductive hearing loss. In this study, we evaluate the efficac...

Aims and objectives: Tympanic membrane retraction occurs due to inadequate ventilation of middle ear cavity. The aim is evaluate the surgical management TM retractionits effectiveness analyse hearing improvement after surgery. Materials methods: A retrospective study with 100 patients came ENT OPD vmkvmch Salem in last 2 years symptoms hard hearing, ache, block sensation. These underwent necess...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The inlay "butterfly" cartilage tympanoplasty was first described as a treatment for small, central ear drum perforations. This technique can also be applied in large, marginal perforations, whereas the cartilage graft is anchored on the bony annulus. The aim of this study was to present the technique, to evaluate the results of butterfly tympanoplasty in marginal perforat...