A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS OPERATED FOR MODIFIED RADICAL MASTOIDECTOMY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, AHMEDABAD.

Abstract

Background: Chronic otitis media is inammatory process in middle ear space that results in long term, or more often permanent change in tympanic membrane incuding atelectasis, dimer formation, perforation, tympanosclerosis, retraction pocket development or cholesteatoma. Classication of chronic otitis media(COM)into 1)COM with/without cholesteatoma (squamosal/mucosal) 2) Chronic inactive otitis media 3) Chronic inactive otitis media with frequent reactivation Aims: Study Design: Setting:To assess hearing improvement in patients undergoing Modied radical mastoidectomy. A Retrospective study. ENT Department Materials and Methods:GMERS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL SOLA, AHMEDABAD It was a retrospective study carried out in a tertiary care centre ENT DEPARTMENT SOLA ,AHMEDABAD for a period of one year from JANUARY 2022 To JUNE 2022. 50 cases OPERATED FOR MODIFIED RADICAL MASTOIDECTOMY were included in this study. The parameters included in the study were age, gender, TYPE OF THE DISEASE,type of opearation and pre operatively audiogram and post operatively audiogram..Data were analysed - Out of 50 patients undergoing modied radical mastoidectomy, 46 patietns have improved hearing and getting dry ,selfResult cleansing ear Modied radical mastoidectomyn is ideal procedure for cholesteatoma or chronic otitis media atticoantral type.itConclusions: gives advantage of hearing improvement ,gives dry ,self cleansing healthy cavity in ear.