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Hearing loss following myringoplasty – implications for informed consent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2015

J Bewick  and
P Prinsley
J Bewick*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
P Prinsley
Affiliation:
ENT Department, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK ENT Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Jessica Bewick, ENT Department, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lowestoft Rd, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA, UK E-mail: Jessica.bewick@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

There are many reports of operations performed to successfully close ear drum perforations. Hearing deterioration after myringoplasty is not a widely published topic. This paper presents an audit of this complication.

Methods:

A six-year retrospective analysis of a series of myringoplasty operations was performed using electronic patient records. Patients with post-operative hearing loss were identified and those with hearing loss greater than 10 dB were further scrutinised.

Results:

Out of 187 patients who underwent myringoplasty procedures, 44 (23.53 per cent) experienced a reduction in hearing thresholds. In seven cases (3.74 per cent), the hearing loss was greater than 10 dB. A case note review revealed no obvious predictive factors, although posterior perforations and the possibility of ossicular chain manipulation were considered.

Conclusion:

Hearing loss following myringoplasty is not rare, and this may alter the consent process for this procedure.

Keywords

MyringoplastyHearing LossInformed ConsentTympanic Membrane Perforation

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 4 , April 2015 , pp. 342 - 347
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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