A STUDY OF OUTCOME OF TYMPANOPLASTY ASSCESSED BY AUDIOGRAM IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS IN SOUTH INDIA
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Tympanoplasty is a surgical technique to repair defect in tympanic membrane with placement of graft. The goal of surgical procedure is not only to close the perforation but also improve the hearing.In this study our aim is to find out the improvement in hearing followed by tympanoplasty in various age groups of people. This is a prospective study conducted over a period of 3 months from august 2016 to october 2016 in dept of ENT in two tertiary care hospitals GITAM institute of medical sciences and GOVT ENT hospital Visakhapatnam. Patients who were willing for study were randomly selected from the in patient wards .Complete history and thorough clinical examination and required investigations were done. In our study we found following results: • Out of the 50 patients selected pre operative hearing loss is common in female(60%) compared to male(40%). • Among the selected patients hearing loss is common among age group of 20 to 40 years . • Hearing loss is common unilaterally Left 44% right 34% and bilateral 22%. • Post operative hearing improvement in more common in male 57.14% compared to female 42.85%
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Dr. B. Ajay kumar, Dr. M. Harini
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