Abstract
Meaurements of the pneumatization areas of the mastoid, as seen in radiographs, in 200 ears with otitis media with effusion and 128 ears of controls showed a tendency f or the pneumatization of the temporal bone in ears with otiitis media with effusion to be depressed when comparedwith those of the controls.
Comprison of pneumatization areas of the temporal bone in ears with otitis media with effusion, between the time of tube insertion and 6 months of ter the procedure indicated a tendency where pneumatization of the mastoid improved during the intervals.
It was surmized that the tympanostomy tubes improved the pneumatization of the temporalbone.
