Assessment of short term hearing improvement in patients of cartilage interposition ossiculoplasty for lenticular process of incus necrosis in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media: mucosal disease

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Chronic suppurative otitis media is a highly prevalent disease in developing countries. Hearing loss associated with this disease is significantly more in cases associated with ossicular necrosis along with tympanic membrane perforation. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">We would like to present a study of such cases of mucosal chronic suppurative otitis media associated with lenticular process necrosis treated by cartilage interposition ossiculoplasty. The patients were followed up for a minimum period of 6 months and their pre op and post op hearing was documented and analyzed. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">An average air bone gap of 39.07 decibels in pre op was reduced to 18.13 decibels in post-operative period and these improvements persisted over 6 months of follow-up. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">We have hereby concluded that the hearing improvement is comparable to other methods of ossiculoplasty with minimum disruption of natural hearing assembly in lenticular process of incus necrosis.</span></p><p class="abstract"> </p>