Effect of Myringotomy in Hearing Improvement in Children of Otitis Media With Effusion, A Pre-post Quasi Experimental Trail

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study is to determine effectiveness of myringotomy in hearing improvement in children of otitis media with effusion.
Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted among the 73 candidates who were suffering from otitis media with effusion. Both male and the female were included with age ranges from 5-12 years .Data was collected on the performa by doing the hearing assessment of the participants before the surgical procedure of myringotomy and after the 
myringotomy. Paired sample t test was applied to determine the mean PTA difference before and after surgery.
Results: For right ear, before surgery PTA score was 1.77±1.05 and it improves to 1.25±1.71 after myringotomy. The difference was statistically significant (p-value <0.001). Similarly for left ear mean PTA score was 2.25±1.71 and after surgery the mean score improves to 0.70±1.02. The difference was statistically significant (p-value <0.001).
Conclusion: It is concluded that there is an significant improvement in hearing thresholds of the children suffering from otitis media with effusion after the surgical treatment of myringotomy.
Key words: Myringotomy, Hearing, Children, Otitis Media with Effusion