[Recent and long-term hearing outcomes in the cases after open tympanoplasty using titanium ossicular prosthesis].

Objective: To analyze recent and long-term hearing outcomes of the patients with chronic otitis media after open tympanoplasty using titanium ossicular prosthesis. Method: Retrospectively analyzed total 84 cases after open tympanoplaty with titanium ossicular prosthesis. The hearing outcomes before and after surgery(6 months and 24 months) were compared. Result: The hearing levels in the cases were improved to different degrees after surgery.Significant differences were showed compared the average pure tone threshold/air bone gap before surgery with the average recent/long-term outcomes after surgery( P <0.01),and no significant difference could be found compared the recent and long-term outcomes after surgery. Conclusion: Hearing level could be improved in the patients after open tympanoplasty using titianium ossicular prosthesis,and the long-term outcome could be steady.
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