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KMID : 1037420200150010022
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Journal of Korean Skull Base Society
2020 Volume.15 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.27
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Drill-induced noise in the non-operated ear after ear surgeries
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Jang Seung-Hyun
Jeong Yeon-Su
Hur Young-Kyun
Moon In-Seok
Bae Seong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background : Many studies have suggested that mastoidectomy possibly induces hearing loss in the contralateral non-operated ear through excessive noise or vibration energy from drilling. The aim of this study was to compare long-term postoperative hearing threshold change in the non-operated ear following three different types of otologic surgery requiring different drilling times.
Methods : Medical charts of 108 patients who underwent tympanoplasty, mastoidectomy, and translabyrinthine-approached (TLA) tumor excision were retrospectively reviewed. Results of hearing function tests were collected at 9 to 15 months postoperatively. The threshold shift between pre- and postoperative values in each group was analyzed, and an inter-group analysis was conducted.
Results : There was no significant permanent threshold shift after surgery, regardless of the required drilling time. The inter-group analysis also showed no significant difference compared to the control group (tympanoplasty).
Conclusions : Drilling in otologic surgery does not induce a permanent threshold shift in the non-operated ear, even in TLA tumor excision.
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KEYWORD
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Hearing loss, Noise-induced hearing loss, Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Otologic surgical procedures
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