Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cartilage island grafts used in type 1 tympanoplasty surgery on compliance and hearing results.Methods: In this retrospective study, the medical records of patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty between May 2019 and December 2021 were reviewed. A total of 40 patients were included in the study. Preoperative audiological and tympanometry test results were compared with 6-month postoperative results. The effect of cartilage island graft on compliance and hearing levels was compared, preoperatively and postoperatively at the 6th-month follow-up.Results: Forty percent of patients were male, and 60% were female (n=24). The mean age of patients was 41,2±12.5 years. All postoperative tympanometry results showed a type B tympanogram tracing, as a result, no compliance was detected. At 500 Hz-4000 Hz frequencies, both air conduction hearing levels and air-bone gap thresholds showed a statistically significant improvement (p
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