Demographic Data
A total of 80 CSOM patients (40 males and 40 females) with unilateral
tympanic membrane perforations were included in this study, with a
median age of 40.55 years. Myringoplasty was performed on 42 left ears
and 38 right ears. All patients had a history of recurrent purulent
discharge. Among all the patients, three reported tinnitus and four
experienced dizziness. Seventy (87.5%) operations were performed on dry
ears while ten operations were performed on wet ears (12.5%).
Twenty-two (27.5%) patients had perforations in the anterior inferior
quadrant and 58 (72.5%) patients had sub-total or total perforations.
The demographics and characteristics of patients are shown in Table 1.