title: [Functional results in myringoplasties].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess hearing improvement after myringoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a retrospective study with a total of 119 cases undergoing myringoplasty at our Department analyzing the air conduction thresholds before and 6 months after surgery. We conducted an analysis of variance for the different variables and contrasted hypotheses using Student's T-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We obtained a hearing improvement at all frequencies, except at 8.000 Hz, at which surgery noticeably worsens hearing. The lower the frequency, the higher the hearing improvement, with the best results at 250 Hz, where the mean hearing improvement reached 13.49 dB.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Myringoplasty is an effective technique in the recovery of hearing thresholds secondary to a tympanic membrane perforation.
authors: Servicio de ORL, CIBERESP, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, España. david.piedrola@terra.es
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Piédrola Maroto
authors: Juan José
authors: JJ
authors: Escalona Gutiérrez
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Conde Jiménez
authors: Juan Carlos
authors: JC
authors: Casado Morente
authors: Valerio
authors: V
authors: Povedano Rodríguez
authors: Nicolás
authors: N
authors: Benítez-Parejo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult