Abstract
Comparison of Healing Time Following Modified Radical Mastoidectomy with or without Mastoid Cavity Obliteration
Highlights
Chronic otitis media (COM) is a common entity frequently seen by an Otolaryngologist in their day to day practice [1]
Study population was randomly divided into two groups consisting of 15 patients in each group as Group A (MRM with mastoid cavity obliteration) and Group B (MRM without mastoid cavity obliteration)
Patient with com squamosal active disease who were diagnosed in Out Patient Department (OPD) by residents and consulted with faculties were send for Pure Tone Audiogram (PTA), routine investigations, x-ray mastoid lateral oblique view & Towne’s view and posted for routine Modified radical mastoidectomy (MRM) under GA
Summary
Chronic otitis media (COM) is a common entity frequently seen by an Otolaryngologist in their day to day practice [1]. It is characterized as a permanent abnormality of the pars tense or flaccida, most likely a result of earlier acute otitis media, negative middle ear pressure or otitis media with effusion. COM is still one of the most common ear diseases with the chief complaints being persistent ear discharge and hearing loss in many of the developing countries and the prevalence of squamous type of COM is 3.5% in Nepal [1,4].
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