Md Khaled Ahmad1, Md Azharul Islam2, Nazmul Islam3, Mahedi Hasan Amk4,
Tammana Begum Tuli5, Mahfuza Maliha6
Tammana Begum Tuli5, Mahfuza Maliha6
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
3. Registrar, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
4. Assistant Registrar, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
5. Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
6. Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of chemical cautery by 20% silver nitrate in small and dry tympanic membrane perforations closure The study was conducted at Otolaryngology and Head-Neck surgery department of North East Medical College Hospital Sylhet, Bangladesh from 2020 to 2022. This is a cross sectional study Sixty-eight patients of either gender, with unilateral, small and dry tympanic membrane perforation were selected. Written, informed consent was taken and hospital ethical committee approval was obtained. Success rates were recorded. Impact of etiology on successful healing was assessed. The procedure was successful in 62 cases (91.2%). Chemical cautery with silver nitrate was an effective means of treating small dry tympanic membrane perforations.
Key Words: Cautery Silver nitrate, Tympanic membrane, perforation.