Clinical And Audiological Assessment of Patients Undergoing Various Types of Tympanomastoid Surgeries
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Objective: To assess the hearing improvement and healing in the patients who have undergone various Tympanomastoid surgeries for different causes basing on the recording of the pure tone audiometry. Setting: Study was conducted in the Department of ENT & Head Neck Surgery, VSS Medical College & Hospital, Burla, Odisha. Patients: Study conducted in 260 patients, who presented with different complaints and undergone various tympanomastoid surgeries for varied tympanic membrane and middle ear pathologies. They were evaluated Pre operatively, Postoperatively and 3months follow up by clinical assessment and Pure tone audiometry for hearing. The hearing improvement was measured in terms of A-B gap and pure tone average. Results: Out of 260 patients, 240 cases were followed up ; hearing improvement was found in 199 (82.91%) cases, no improvement in 11 (4.58%) cases, deterioration in 30 (12.5%) cases. 6-10 dB improvement in A-B gap was seen in maximum no of cases i.e in 98 (49.24%) cases whereas 11-15 d B improvement in 59 (29.64%)cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Smrutirekha Sahu, Dr Radhakanta Pattnaik, Dr Soubhagini Acharya, Dr Satyajit Mishra
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