REPAIR OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION BY TOPICAL APPLICATION OF 1% SODIUM HYALURONATE

Repair of tympanic membrane perforation by topical application of 1% sodium hyaluronate

Article specifications

This clinical study was published in 2006 in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (IF: 0.054) by Indian Otolaryngologists. In this article the efficacy and safety of using hyaluronic acid in repairing of tympanic membrane perforation was evaluated. This study included 30 patients with tympanic membrane perforation treated with application of 0.2 ml of 1% Sodium hyaluronate on the perforation under strictly sterile conditions.

Results

The results of the study showed that Sodium hyaluronate is effective in small to medium sized dry, central perforations of tympanic membrane. And it can conclude that topical application of 1% sodium hyaluronate can be an alternative; to surgery in selected cases of tympanic membrane perforations.