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  • Insertion of middle-ear Silastic sheeting during tympanoplasty: hearing outcomes

  • S M Elmorsy, H E Amer
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 125 / Issue 5 / May 2011
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    04 November 2010, pp. 445-448
    Print publication:
    May 2011
  • Objective:

    To study the effect of Silastic® sheeting placed in the middle ear during tympanoplasty, including the effect on hearing.

    Design:

    Retrospective study.

    Background:

    Chronic inflammation of the middle ear is common. Surgical treatment sometimes results in middle-ear adhesions and hearing deterioration.

    Materials and methods:

    We selected 106 patients with chronic otitis media, middle-ear adhesions and intact ossicles, based on intra-operative findings. These patients underwent single-stage tympanoplasty either with or without insertion of Silastic sheeting. Audiometry was undertaken pre-operatively and one and 12 months post-operatively.

    Results:

    Patients who had undergone Silastic sheet insertion showed significantly better air conduction, bone conduction and air–bone gap averages one year post-operatively, compared with those who had not.