Comparative study of Crescentic Cartilage and Anterior Tucking Tympanoplasty

Introduction: This study was undertaken to know the better technique of two methods i.e. cresentric cartilage tympanoplasty (CCT) and anterior tucking tympanoplasty (ATT) operated by single handed endoscopically. Material and Methods: This study was conducted on hundred patients at Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, MP. Hundred patients were selected using certain criteria and fifty patients each were operated by cresentric cartilage supported tympanoplasty(CCT) and anterior tucking technique(ATT). Audiometrically results were analysed preoperatively and postoperatively. Results: Maximum patients affected were teens and males. Maximum patients had large central perforation followed by subtotal and then total perforations in both the groups of cresentric cartilage tympanoplasty (CCT) and anterior tucking tympanoplasty (ATT). We operated under local anaesthesia and some under general anaesthesia in both the groups. Discussion: Hearing being special sense organ needs restoration for normal development and personality grooming. Newer method with evolution of medical sciences have devised techniques of reconstruction of hearing mechanism to give better results. Comparative study using cresentric cartilage tympanoplasty (CCT) and anterior tucking tympanoplasty (ATT) was done to know the better outcome and method. Conclusion: Cresentric cartilage tympanoplasty (CCT) is better of the two methods as it doesn’t shrink or change the shape.