title: Recovery time for inflamed middle ear mucosa in chronic otitis media.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The present study shows that 2-3 weeks after medical treatment the status of middle ear mucosa in draining ears is similar to that of dry ears for at least 3 months.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To measure the time required for an inflamed middle ear mucosa to return into optimal state after appropriate medical treatment in chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). To assess optimal timing for elective surgical treatment of draining ears in uncomplicated CSOM.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective study, the Eustachian tube (ET) mucociliary clearance time (MCT) was used as the method to demonstrate the status of middle ear mucosa. In group 1 (28 patients) ET-MCT was measured in ears that were free of drainage for at least 3 months. In Group 2 (21 patients), ET-MCT was measured in draining ears, who responded to 10-14 days medical treatment, at presentation, after 10 days and 1 month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ET-MCT was 8.63 ± 1.32 min in group 1 and 28.96 ± 8.19 min in group 2 at presentation; and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The ET-MCT was 14.76 ± 5.11 min after 10 days and 9.31 ± 2.33 min after 1 month in group 2. The ET-MCT was indifferent between groups 1 and 2 after 1 month (p = 0.235).
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine , Zonguldak , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pakır
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine , Zonguldak , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Aykut Erdem
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dinç
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine , Zonguldak , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Damar
authors.affiliation: b Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Ankara Research and Training Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: İlker
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Akyıldız
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine , Zonguldak , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Sultan Şevik
authors.initials: SŞ
authors.lastname: Eliçora
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine , Zonguldak , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D010033:Otitis Media; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chronic otitis media; Eustachian tube mucociliary clearance time; middle ear mucosa recovery