Comparison of Endosopic Cartilage Tympanoplasty in Dry and Moist Ears in Mucosal Type of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media is distinguished by the presence of inflammation that persists for a duration longer than three months on the mucoperiosteal lining of the middle ear cleft. Aims and objectives: To compare tympanoplasty success in dry & moist ears in mucosal types of chronic suppurative otitis media. Patients and methods: This was a prospective study performed on 52 participants. There were 34 ladies (65.3 percent) and 18 males (34.7 percent) between the ages of 19 and 60, with a mean age of 41.73 ± 12.79 for the first group and a mean age of 43.23 ± 13.6 for the second group at Al-Azhar University outpatient clinics from June 2022 to October 2023. Patients were classified into two categories. Patients were divided into two groups. Results: There was a high statistically significant variance among the AB gaping pre- & post-operation in both categories (P<0.001). No statistically significant variation was observed among the two groups (dry and moist) as regards AB gaping pre-operatively (P = 0.563), AB gap improvement (hearing improvement) post-operatively (P = 0.620), and graft success (P = 0.385). Conclusion: CSOM and moist ears are not contraindications for tympanoplasty operations. This could shorten the time and reduce the cost of medical treatment before surgery. Both groups, either dry or moist, have an equal post-operative success rate.