Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, Tashneem | |
| dc.contributor.author | Linder, Thomas | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Fagan, Johan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:43:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:43:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-03-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ventilation tubes (grommets) are generally inserted for refractory middle ear effusions with persistent conductive hearing loss, present for a minimum duration of 3 months and with hearing loss exceeding 25dB. They may also be inserted as an adjunct procedure in acute mastoiditis secondary to acute suppurative otitis media. Preoperative assessment: •Pneumatic otoscopy to confirm the diagnosis of middle ear effusion •Pure tone audiometry within the preceding 3months, or age appropriate hear-ing test, as well as tympanometry •A middle ear effusion may be caused by pathology (benign or malignant) in the nasopharynx which causes tubal dysfunction. Therefore, particularly in adult patients the nasopharynx should be examined, and the neck palpated for metastases from a nasopharyngeal ma-lignancy •A CSF leak may present as a middle ear effusion. A high index of suspicion is therefore necessary in the presence of a clear serous or watery effusion or when the history is suggestive of a CSF leak | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Harris, T., & Linder, T. (2025). Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion. In J. Fagan. (Ed.), <i>Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery</i> (pp.4). Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Harris, Tashneem, and Thomas Linder. "Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion" In <i>OPEN ACCESS ATLAS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK OPERATIVE SURGERY</i>, edited by Johan Fagan., 4. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Harris, T. & Linder, T. 2025. Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion. In <i>Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery</i>. J. Fagan, Ed.Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 4. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489 . | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Chapter in Book AU - Harris, Tashneem AU - Linder, Thomas AB - Ventilation tubes (grommets) are generally inserted for refractory middle ear effusions with persistent conductive hearing loss, present for a minimum duration of 3 months and with hearing loss exceeding 25dB. They may also be inserted as an adjunct procedure in acute mastoiditis secondary to acute suppurative otitis media. Preoperative assessment: •Pneumatic otoscopy to confirm the diagnosis of middle ear effusion •Pure tone audiometry within the preceding 3months, or age appropriate hear-ing test, as well as tympanometry •A middle ear effusion may be caused by pathology (benign or malignant) in the nasopharynx which causes tubal dysfunction. Therefore, particularly in adult patients the nasopharynx should be examined, and the neck palpated for metastases from a nasopharyngeal ma-lignancy •A CSF leak may present as a middle ear effusion. A high index of suspicion is therefore necessary in the presence of a clear serous or watery effusion or when the history is suggestive of a CSF leak CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 2025-03-08 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town ED - Fagan, Johan J1 - Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery KW - Myringotomy, Grommet, Ventilation Tube LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PP - Cape Town, South Africa PY - 2025 T1 - Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion TI - Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Harris T, Linder T. Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion. In Fagan J, editor.. Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town; 2025. p.4. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43489. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Otorhinolaryngology | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.publisher.location | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.source | Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery | |
| dc.source.pagination | 4 | |
| dc.subject | Myringotomy, Grommet, Ventilation Tube | |
| dc.title | Myringotomy with Ventilation Tube Insertion | |
| dc.type | Chapter in Book |