On the issue of effective engraftment of tissues in the plastic of the tympanic membrane

Abstract

   For a long time for otolaryngologists, the issues of identifying and treating such a formidable disease as chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) have been topical. This disease still haunts many specialists, as it leads to acquired hearing loss in people of working age. Only in the last ten years, the number of children of younger age groups with already manifested acquired hearing loss has increased. Along with the correct and timely diagnosis, it is very important to cure this disease once and for all, since exacerbations often disrupt not only the performance, but also the quality of life of the patient. The gold standard for the treatment of patients with CHSO is surgical – tympanoplasty. In the process of studying the pathological process in chronic suppurative otitis media and methods of its more effective surgical treatment, the results of tympanoplasty were analyzed. An illustrative clinical example has been chosen, with the help of which it is possible to trace all the stages of surgical intervention in chronic suppurative otitis media. An otoscopic examination was carried out at several stages of observation of this patient, as well as the determination of auditory function. The presented clinical case shows step by step the effectiveness of the scheme of surgical treatment and postoperative management. Thus, these steps are applicable to any myringoplasty with tympanic membrane defects of any size. It is tympanoplasty and control in the postoperative period that makes it possible to completely close the defect of the tympanic membrane and prevent chronic otitis media from recurring.