Abstract
The diagnosis of chronic otitis media (COM) implies a permanent abnormality of the pars tensa or acida, most likely a result of earlier acute otitis media, negative middle ear pressure or otitis media with 1 2 effusion . Ossiculoplasty is a micro surgical operative procedure, performed to repair or reconstruct the ossicular chain . Present study was done to nd out the epidemiology and hearing result after ossiculoplasty. Materials and methods Study design –Retrospective study Study setting – Tertiary care hospitals in south India. Study period - Over a period of 3 years (from July 2017 to June 2020) Sample size – 55 Methodology - All the patient with COM and ossicular chain damage were considered for study. Data was collected from the medical record department and analyzed. Results - Study was to be done to nd out the natural behavior of the disease, COM with ossicular damage and how it can be managed effectively. In our study of 55 cases of ossiculoplasty, followings are nding1. 52.72% are male and 47.27% are female. And the male to female ratio is 1.11:1. 2. Mean age of the patient is 27.63. 3. Most common ossicle involved was incus. 4. Mean improvement in ABG is 15.49 and in 87.2% of patients ABG closure was with in 20dB.
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