Objective: To investigate the effect of different type of tympanoplasty on chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).
Method: Myringoplasty, focuses clearance and myringoplasty, focuses clearance and ossiculoplasty and myringoplasty were performed in 189 cases of CSOM.
Result: The cure rate of perforation of tympanic membrane with myringoplasty was above 99% accompanied by the varying improvement in acoustic sensibility.
Conclusion: Different types of tympanoplasty should be used according to the CSOM. The slighter the pathological changes of CSOM, the more the hearing improve. The better effects was in tympanoplasty of simple type. The tympanic exploration is necessary to be included in tympanoplasty.