Comparison of Myringoplasty Outcomes Among External Auditory Canal Packing, Blood on the Graft Surface, or No External Auditory Canal Packing for Chronic Tympanic Membrane Perforation: A Randomized Study

Key Points

• To compare the success rates of myringoplasty outcomes using different external auditory canal packing methods.
• Conducted a randomized study with three groups: blood on graft surface, external auditory canal packing, and no packing.
• Utilized cartilage underlay technique with middle ear packing during myringoplasty.
• Assessed graft success rates and audiometric outcomes.
• Autologous blood on the graft surface resulted in higher graft success rates compared to EAC packing.
• No significant difference was found between the blood and no packing groups.
• Audiometric outcomes were similar across all three groups.