title: [Tympanoplasty in the only hearing ear].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate result of tympanoplasty in only hearing ear.
  
  
  METHODS
  15 cases were analyzed retrospectively. All cases were operated by tympanoplasty for middle ear diseases with conductive deafness. The contralateral ears of all cases had sensorineural deafness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All ears obtained dry ear and 80% ears obtained hearing improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tympanoplasty is availability in only hearing ear with middle ear diseases, but operation must be manipulated by senior expert.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200081.
authors.forename: Yaxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014433:Tympanoplasty