A STUDY ON OSSICULOPLASTY

Abstract

The diagnosis of chronic otitis media (COM) implies a permanent abnormality of the pars tensa or acida, most likely a result of earlier acute otitis media, negative middle ear pressure or otitis media with 1 2 effusion . Ossiculoplasty is a micro surgical operative procedure, performed to repair or reconstruct the ossicular chain . Present study was done to nd out the epidemiology and hearing result after ossiculoplasty. Materials and methods Study design –Retrospective study Study setting – Tertiary care hospitals in south India. Study period - Over a period of 3 years (from July 2017 to June 2020) Sample size – 55 Methodology - All the patient with COM and ossicular chain damage were considered for study. Data was collected from the medical record department and analyzed. Results - Study was to be done to nd out the natural behavior of the disease, COM with ossicular damage and how it can be managed effectively. In our study of 55 cases of ossiculoplasty, followings are nding1. 52.72% are male and 47.27% are female. And the male to female ratio is 1.11:1. 2. Mean age of the patient is 27.63. 3. Most common ossicle involved was incus. 4. Mean improvement in ABG is 15.49 and in 87.2% of patients ABG closure was with in 20dB.