Correlations between Air Bone Gap With Ossicular Status in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Patients

Abstract

Prediction of ossicular status in chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) before tympanomastoidectomy was required for selection of surgical techniques. Some studies about prediction of ossicular status with air bone gap had revealed different results. Objective: This study aimed to prove correlation between air bone gap and ossicular status in CSOM patients whom underwent timpanomastoidectomy at Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya.