Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of otoendoscopic cartilaginous and perichondrial complex tympanoplasty in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media complicated with otomycosis.Methods A total of 68 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media who underwent tympanoplasty using the tragus cartilaginous and perichondrial complex under otoscopy from January 2021 to December 2023 were selected, according to whether they were complicated with otomycosis. The patients were divided into the fungal group and the control group, with 34 cases in each group. In the fungal group, there were preoperative fungal diseases of the ear. All of them improved after antifungal treatment, among which 18 cases were complicated with wet ear. The control group had never been complicated with otofungal disease and all had dry ears before the operation. All patients underwent tympanoplasty under otoscopy, and the perforation was repaired using the cartilaginous perichondrium complex. Postoperative follow-up should be conducted for at least 3 months. Pure tone hearing should be examined before the operation and 3 months after the operation. Observe the success rates of tympanic membrane repair, hearing improvement and dry ear time of the two groups of patients.Results The success rates of tympanic membrane repair of the fungal group and the control group were 88.24% (30/34) and 91.18% (31/34) respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The preoperative hearing of both groups of patients was improved compared with the postoperative hearing, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The degree of improvement in hearing before and after the operation was similar between the two groups, and the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The dry ear time in the fungal group was longer than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion Chronic suppurative otitis media complicated with otomycosis is sometimes accompanied by wet ears. Patients need a longer time to reach a completely healthy state. Otoendoscopic tympanoplasty using cartilaginous and perichondrial complex is an effective method for treating patients with chronic suppurative otitis media complicated with otomycosis. It is worth applying in clinical practice.