Prognostic Value of Acoustic Rhinometry and Rhinomanometry in Tympanoplasty Surgery

Tekin K., Kara M., GÜÇLÜ O., ERDOĞAN H., Derekoy F. S.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, vol.12, no.1, pp.32-36, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/iao.2016.1398
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.32-36
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Chronic otitis media (COM) is a disorder characterized by perforation of the eardrum and hearing loss following chronic inflammation of the middle ear cavity, ossicules, and mastoid cells. Eustachian dysfunction plays an important role in COM etiopathogenesis and postoperative prognosis. The determinants of postoperative prognosis are still being researched. This study aimed to research the prognostic value of acoustic rhinometry (ARM) and rhinomanometry (RMM) in COM surgery in terms of eradication of the infection after operation, graft success, and hearing gain in operated cases.