Tympanoplasty with ossiculoplasty type III in our department

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to analyze the factors influenced to postoperative hearing result. 103 ears were treated by type III tympanoplasty for five years. We evaluated hearing result by preoperative and perioperative findings. Preoperative findings were used eustachium tube function test and the findings of adhesive tympanie membrane. Perioperative findings were the degree of reservation in epitympanium mucosa and the mobility of stapes footplate. Results were as follows: the degree of mobility of the stapes footplate was observed with significant difference (p<0.01). The other factors were not observed with difference. In conclusion, we should consider the second stage operation for not only cholesteatoma cases but chronic otitis media.