Long-term outcomes of tympanoplasty with persistent air-bone gap in adults with chronic otitis media: hearing, health care utilization and quality of life

To evaluate long-term hearing outcomes, healthcare utilization, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults with chronic otitis media (COM) who underwent primary tympanoplasty (PT) but were left with a significant air-bone gap (25-30 dB).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Arndt, Susan (Author) , Deguine, Olivier (Author) , Nevoux, Jérôme (Author) , Sánchez, Serafin (Author) , Yılmaz Topçuoğlu, Miray-Su (Author) , D’hondt, Christiane (Author) , Hua, Håkan (Author) , Lin, Ray (Author) , Altuna, Xabier (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	October 2025
In:	European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck Year: 2025, Volume: 282, Issue: 10, Pages: 5049-5059
ISSN:	1434-4726
DOI:	10.1007/s00405-025-09421-w
Online Access:	Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09421-w Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-025-09421-w
Author Notes:	Susan Arndt, Olivier Deguine, Jérôme Nevoux, Serafin Sánchez, Miray-Su Yılmaz Topçuoğlu, Christiane D’hondt, Håkan Hua, Ray Lin, Xabier Altuna