Publication Name	World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Manuscript ID	109355
Country	Afghanistan

Received	2025-05-08 05:46
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Category	Otorhinolaryngology
Manuscript Type	Randomized Controlled Trial
Article Title	Otitis media with effusion and hearing outcomes - Myringotomy vs myringotomy and tympanostomy: A comparative study
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Abdul Basit, Sania Noor, Syed A Ahmad, Nimra Noor, Rafia Maryam and Abdul M Basil
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Abdul M Basil http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2745-1932
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Abdul M Basil, MD, Department of Medicine, Spinghar Medical University, 4th Alley, Char Rahe Qambar Kabul, Kabul 1001, Kābul, Afghanistan. abdulmaboodbasil@outlook.com
Key Words	Hearing loss; Myringotomy; Tympanostomy; Otitis media with effusion
Core Tip	This comparative study shows that myringotomy with tympanostomy tube offers significantly better short-term hearing improvement in otitis media with effusion patients than myringotomy alone. However, it may carry a higher risk of postoperative ear discharge.
Publish Date	2025-07-02 07:53
Citation	<p>Basit A, Noor S, Ahmad SA, Noor N, Maryam R, Basil AM. Otitis media with effusion and hearing outcomes - Myringotomy vs myringotomy and tympanostomy: A comparative study. <i>World J Otorhinolaryngol</i> 2025; 12(1): 109355</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6247/full/v12/i1/109355.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5319/wjo.v12.i1.109355

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