Success rates in restoring hearing loss in patients with chronic otitis media: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of tympanoplasty in treating chronic otitis media-related hearing loss, published literature was systematically reviewed to determine the clinical success rate of tympanoplasty at restoring hearing in chronic otitis media patients at a minimum follow-up period of 12-months.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library.

Methods

Two independent reviewers performed literature searches. Publications reporting long-term (≥12-month) hearing outcomes and complications data on adult and pediatric patients with chronic otitis media were included and assessed for risk of bias and strength of evidence. To assess how tympanoplasty influences long-term hearing outcomes, data on pure tone audiometry (air-bone gap) and complications were

SUBMITTER: Lewis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8223463 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature