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Chronic otitis media, which is identified by tympanic membran perforation,suppurative ear discharge from the external ear channel,usually conductive type hearing loss,for more than three months and resistant to medical treatment is an otitis media type.In this study we investigated the relationship between middle ear pathologies and hearing loss in 112 patients operated due to chronic otitis media between January 1999 and December 1999 in our clinic.Our patients were classified in two different groups as cholesteatomatous and non-cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media.Tympanic membran pathologies are classified as central,attic,total perforations,retraction and intact tympanic membran. Ossicles are classified as functional,destructed,no hearing bony structures and oxycular movement limited or fixed.Audiological tests were performed.Pure tone hearing treshould were determined.Effects about the hearing function of tympanic membran and oxycular chain pathologies are investigated.

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