Aiman Fatima Naqvi, Syeda Uzma Naqvi, Nida Khan, Murtaza Ahsan Ansari, Iqbal A Muhammad Khyani
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the correlation between the air-bone gap on pure tone audiometry with size of perforation oto-endoscopically. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of ENT - Head and Neck Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), from February 2020 to August 2021. Methodology: A total of 43 patients with dry central pars tensa tympanic membrane perforation were diagnosed through oto-endoscopy during the study. The mean air-bone gap was calculated by assessing each air-bone gap through pure tone audiometry at different frequencies i.e., 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, 2,000 Hz, and 4,000 Hz. Air-bone gap was found to be the average value of these frequencies. The photograph of the tympanic membrane was taken oto-endoscopically, and the ratio between size of the perforation to the entire area of the tympanic membrane was measured.
Results: During the course of the study, a total of 43 patients agreed to provide consent for this study. Out of the 43 patients, 16 (37.2%) were males and 27 (62.8%) were females. The age range was from 18 to 50 years with average age of 38.302 ± 5.74 years. The mean perforation size was 28.255 ± 9.16% while the mean air-bone gap was 28.000 ± 3.89 dB. It was concluded that the Pearson's correlation coefficient is directly correlated to perforation size and air-bone gap (r = 0.898, p <0.001). Further, hearing loss decreases with decreased middle ear volume and mastoid pneumatisation. Moreover, no change was seen in the mean air-bone gap according to the location of perforation.
Conclusion: The hearing loss due to perforation of the tympanic membrane was correlated to the size of the perforation. Further, hearing loss decreases with reduced middle ear volume and mastoid pneumatisation.