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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022
Introduction: Intact tympanic membrane acts as a partition between the external ear and middle ea... more Introduction: Intact tympanic membrane acts as a partition between the external ear and middle ear. Tympanic membrane perforation is one of the commonest causes of conductive hearing loss. Perforation size is the most important determination of hearing loss. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of tympanic membrane perforation among patients presenting to the otorhinolaryngology department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery of a tertiary care hospital from March 2021 to August 2021. Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 57112021). Convenience sampling was done and data was collected from 414 patients presenting to the department. Collected data were entered, analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21.0 and documented for study. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated ...
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022
Introduction: Intact tympanic membrane acts as a partition between the external ear and middle ea... more Introduction: Intact tympanic membrane acts as a partition between the external ear and middle ear. Tympanic membrane perforation is one of the commonest causes of conductive hearing loss. Perforation size is the most important determination of hearing loss. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of tympanic membrane perforation among patients presenting to the otorhinolaryngology department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery of a tertiary care hospital from March 2021 to August 2021. Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 57112021). Convenience sampling was done and data was collected from 414 patients presenting to the department. Collected data were entered, analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21.0 and documented for study. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated ...