title: Hearing results of surgery for chronic otitis media without cholesteatoma.
abstract: Hearing results after surgical treatment for chronic otitis media were evaluated in 569 patients. Cases of cholesteatoma were excluded. The mean follow-up period was 5.2 years. Ears with intact ossicular chain showed best postoperative hearing function. Satisfactory hearing results were obtained in 68% of ears with eroded ossicles but intact stapes and in only 50% of ears with loss of stapes superstructure. Cases of sequelae to otitis showed better hearing results than cases of granulating otitis media. At last follow-up examination, 72 percent of the whole series had hearing levels of 30 dB or better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vartiainen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vartiainen
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery