The Effect of Tympanoplasty on Tinnitus in Patients With Chronic Otitis Media

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Reyhane Zaer Rezaii¹  Mahmood Shishegar¹ 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

关键词: Chronic Otitis Media;    Hearing Loss;    Tinnitus;    Tympanoplasty;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj25817

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background:Tinnitusisdefinedassensationofsoundwithoutanyexternalsources,causedbydefectsinperipheralauditorysystem.Associatedwithhearingloss,tinnitusisproducedduetochangesincentralnervoussysteminresponsetoperipheralpathology.Objectives:Therefore,tinnituscanbetotallyorpartiallyeliminatediftheperipherallesionandtheconsequenthearinglossarerecoveredbytympanoplasty.PatientsandMethods:Thisclinicaltrialwasconductedon28patientswithchronicotitismediaandtinnituswhooptedfortympanoplasty.Puretoneaudiometry,pitchmatchtest,andloudnessbalancetestwereperformedforthepatientsbeforeandthreemonthsaftertheoperation.Results:Postoperationtestsdemonstratedtinnituseliminationin22cases(78.5%)alongwithpartialimprovementintinnitusintensityinfivecases(17.8%).Thedifferencebetweenpreoperativeandpostoperativetestswasstatisticallysignificant(P=0.023).Graftsuccessratewas96.4%andhearingimprovementwasseenin85.7%.Conclusions:Thisstudyofferedtympanoplastyasaneffectiveproceduretocontroltinnitusinpatientswithchronicotitismediaandrevealeditspositiveeffectsonhearingimprovement.

【 授权许可】

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