Open AccessMicro ear surgery—Its purpose and procedure for tubo tympanic pathology
Author(s) -
H. Vijayendra,
A. Mahadeviah,
K. Surendran,
R P Sangeetha
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907716
Subject(s) - chronic suppurative otitis media , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , tympanoplasty , population , audiology , human ear , hearing loss , otology , surgery , general surgery , environmental health , physics , acoustics
Hearing is one of the special senses god has bestowed upon human beings. One can really appreciate the value of hearing only when one ceases to hear. Unfortunately, in our country the hearing impaired individuals are ridiculed, where as the visually impaired are sympathized upon. Our country being a developing nation with poor socio-economic status and low environmental surroundings, chronic diseases of the ear account for nearly 5% of the population. One will not be surprised if the statistics reveal five crores chronic ear patients in our country. If this ailment is not corrected, the hardship faced by the patients will be tremendous. Hence, the purpose of ear surgery is to restore normal anatomical and physiological status of the ear, so that the patient leads a comfortable lifestyle. ENT surgeons by performing corrective surgery for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) can change the lifestyles of their patients profoundly. The medical line of management will only lessen the severity of symptoms. With the present modern gadgets coupled with skill acquired by otologist. I will exhort every patient with CSOM to undergo corrective ear surgery as to ensure a healthy and normal life.