title: Preoperative and postoperative audiologic measurements in patients undergoing arthroscopy of the TMJ.
abstract: This article examines the hearing patterns of patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery using pre- and post-operative pure tone audiometry. Of 29 patients (44 operated joints), one side of one patient showed a decrease of 15 dB immediately postoperatively. On examination there was no apparent anatomic disturbance of the middle or inner ear. The patient regained normal levels of hearing within 2 months. It is concluded that arthroscopic surgery of the TMJ is safe with respect to the middle and inner ear and that it does not affect hearing levels.
authors: University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Florida.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: McCain
authors: H M
authors: HM
authors: Goldberg
authors: H
authors: H
authors: de la Rua
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*