Abstract
Thirty-one patients with otitis media with effusion were treated with a ventilation tube made of hydroxyapatite, an inorganic component of bone. The shape of the tube is nearly same as the Grommet-type tube.The patients were followed from 1 to 12 months. The average time from intubation to extubation was 5.1 months. Only one patient had infection as a complication of intubation. The average hearing gain as a result of tube insertion was 16 dB.It was concluded that the hydroxyapatite tube would be a useful mid-term ventilation tube for the treatment of otitis media with effusion because of its satisfactory biocompatibility.
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