V. Shekar Naik
Chronic otitis media is defined as chronic inflammation of mucoperiosteal lining of part or whole of the middle ear cleft characterized by ear discharge, a permanent perforation of tympanic membrane and impairment in hearing. It is one of the most common causes of deafness and recurrent ear infections in developing countries like India. In bilateral disease, hearing handicap becomes more evident. Surgical management of perforation is needed if perforation fails to heal by conservative therapy. The objectives of this study were- 1) to study the graft uptake by different graft materials in myringoplasty. 2) to evaluate hearing improvement by different graft materials in myringoplasty.
