Otitis media with effusion and hearing outcomes - Myringotomy vs myringotomy and tympanostomy: A comparative study

Table 1 Demographic data of both the groups, n (%)/mean ± SD

	Group A	Group B	P value
Age	10.96 ± 2.76	10.226 ± 2.73	0.1056
Gender	Male: 21 (63.6)	Male: 21 (63.6)	1.0
	Female: 12 (36.4)	Female: 12 (36.4)	1.0

Table 2 Degree of hearing loss with statistical correlation between the two groups using pure tone audiometry, mean ± SD

	Group A	Group B
Right ear hearing gap	30.35 ± 4	30.15 ± 3
Left ear hearing gap	30.05 ± 3.6	30.79 ± 3.1
Mean	30.02 ± 3.8	30.47 ± 3.07
P value	0.751

Table 3 Post operative hearing gain with statistical correlation between the two groups using pure tone audiometry at 4^th week, mean ± SD

	Group A	Group B
Right ear hearing gain	21 ± 4.1	24.73 ± 4.2
Left ear hearing gain	19.9 ± 3.44	22.95 ± 3.12
Mean	20.45 ± 3.78	23.84 ± 3.69
P value	0.00005

Table 4 Post operative hearing gain with statistical correlation between the two groups using voice test at 4^th week, n (%)

	Group A	Group B
Hearing gain	14 (42.4)	27 (81.8)
P value	0.00026

Table 5 Post operative otorrhea with statistical correlation between the two groups at 4 weeks, n (%)

	Group A	Group B
Post op otorrhea	1 (3.03)	5 (15.15)
P value	0.035