Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
1998 May;41(5):582-585.
Surgery in the Only Hearing Ear
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, HanGang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. pms0@channeli.net
Abstract
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Management of chronic ear disease which affects the only hearing ear has been a topic of much debate since chronic ear disease runs the risk of damage to the inner ear. Cholesteatoma and uncontrolled otitis media can induce the sensorineural hearing loss, therefore, surgical removal of diseased tissue is sometimes unavoidable.
MATERIALS AND METHOD: Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy on the only hearing ears was performed in 9 patients. of whom four had cholesteatoma and five had mastoiditis.
RESULTS
Compared to the preoperative air conduction hearing level, 3 cases showed improvement in the postoperative hearing level showed, whereas the remaining 6 cases did not show improvement.
