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Tympanosclerosis—how we look at it

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Tympanosclerosis (TS) is a common sequelae of chronic otitis media found in all age groups. Over a period of 3 years, out of 520 surgical cases, 68 (13%) were found to have varying amounts of Tympanosclerotic plaques (TSP) warranting surgical removal. 60% had extension of TSP over the ossicular chain thus affecting its mobility. Deliberate surgical removal of TSP was undertaken for hearing improvement.

Systematic and meticulous removal of TSP rather than en-bloc removal has been found to improve the hearing as close to as in, non-tympanosclerotic ear surgery.

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  1. Dept. of ENT, K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai

    Sudhakar B. Ogale, Satyabhushan Mahajan, Kishore B. Sandu & Nityananda Babu

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Ogale, S.B., Mahajan, S., Sandu, K.B. et al. Tympanosclerosis—how we look at it. IJO & HNS 49, 154–156 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023797

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