Research aims: To describe the clinical, paraclinical features of chronic otitis media with perforation and evaluation the treatment by tragal perichondrium myringoplasty.
Material and method: 33 patients diagnosed chronic otitis media were treated by tragal perichondrium tympanoplasty at Hue Central Hospital and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital.
Results: Chronic otitis media was formed to be common among females, in age groups 16-30 years. The percentage of patients in rural areas (57.6%) is higher than in urban areas (42.4%), the functional symptoms before surgery are hearing loss, tinnitus with the incidence of 100%, 87.9, these symptoms improved significantly after surgery (hearing loss decreased from 100% to 18.2% after 3 months, 6 months after surgery; tinnitus decreased by 87.9 % to 27.3% and 24.2%), the rate of closure the perforation after 3 months was 81.8%, PTA after surgery is 28.8 ± 10.6dB, up by 13.0 ± 7.4 dB.
Conclusions: Chronic otitis media is a common disease in Viet Nam, affect much to life, should be detected, treated and operated timely. Tragal perichondrium myringoplasty is simple, easy to operate and has a good result.
Key words: Chronic otitis media, perforation, tragal perichondrium myringoplasty, hearing loss, tinnitus
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