8. Audiometry showed left conductive hearing loss. CT showed the fusion of the head of malleus and the wall of epitympanum in left side. He underwent left type I tympanoplasty, and got an effective hearing level. However, after 6 months, the hearing level in the left ear was the same as preoperative one. The recurrence of fixation of the malleus head was suspected. Case2: The case was 9-year-old girl. She had recurrent otitis media at the age of 3. Though her otitis media was improved, she had still left conductive hearing loss. Thus, she had been referred to our department at the age of 6. CT showed the fusion of the head of malleus and the wall of epitympanum in left side. She underwent left type IIIc tympanoplasty, and got an effective hearing level.
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