European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

This study compared the graft acceptance rate and hearing improvement in patients who underwent myringoplasty for chronic otitis media. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal, Puducherry, India. 48 patients with COM were selected. Among them, 24 had dry ear and 24 had wet ear mucoid discharge. All patients underwent myringoplasty and temporalis fascia was used as graft in all the patients. Patients were followed up for atleast 3 months. Pure tone audiometry was done preoperatively and also  postoperatively after 3 months. The graft uptake rate and the hearing improvement were compared between the two groups. Results: The graft acceptance rate was 83.33% in both dry and wet ear groups. There was no statistically significant difference between doth the groups. The hearing improvement was also compared between the two groups. There was no statistically significant difference in the hearing improvement after surgery between the two groups. Conclusion: The presence or absence of mucoid ear discharge during the surgery does not interfere with the outcome of the surgery. It does not affect the rate of graft uptake or does not affect the hearing improvement post surgery