Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy Operations

Authors

• Peter Shokr Meglaa, Mansoura University, Resident of Otorhinolaryngology, Ministry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptFollow
• Ahmed Hemdan Eldeeb, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
• Hisham Atef Abada, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
• Yousef Kamel Shabana, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Subject Area

Otolaryngology

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) impairs quality of life (QoL) via otorrhea, hearing loss, and psychosocial effects, with surgery (tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy) as mainstay treatment despite limited patient-centered outcome data. This study aimed to evaluate QoL changes post-tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy in CSOM using validated tools.

Methods: This prospective study included 50 adults with CSOM at Mansoura University Hospitals. Pre/postoperative assessments included Chronic Otitis Media Outcome Test-15 (COMOT-15), Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening (HHIE-S), Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ), Situational Vertigo Questionnaire (SVQ), pure tone audiometry (PTA), and air-bone gap (ABG).

Results: PTA improved from 48.5±10.2 to 28.3±8.4 dB (p

Conclusions: Surgery yields significant disease-specific QoL and hearing gains but partial functional improvements; generic QoL unchanged. Preoperative counseling on residuals essential.

Recommended Citation

Meglaa, Peter Shokr; Eldeeb, Ahmed Hemdan; Abada, Hisham Atef; and Shabana, Yousef Kamel (2026) "Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy Operations," Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 56 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.58775/2735-3990.1547

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