Mastoid volume and its effects on extended high frequency hearing

Author(s): Srikanth 1, Deepak K S1, Sandeep S2, Hemanth N3, Minsha Fathima N1
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, JSS Medical College, Mysore-570015.
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), JSS Medical College, Mysore-570015.
3JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore -570004.
Copyright © Srikanth, Deepak K S, Sandeep S, Hemanth N, Minsha Fathima N. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to investigate the possible association between extended high-frequency hearing and mastoid pneumatization. A total of 206 patients were involved in the study, and a statistically significant difference was found that the patients with higher mean mastoid volume had a response to that particular frequency when compared to patients with lesser mean mastoid volume in both the right and left ear. However, there was no statistically significant association between various age groups and responses and between gender and responses at all frequencies. The study concludes that there is a correlation between mastoid pneumatization and extended high-frequency hearing.

Keywords: Mastoid; Pneumatization; Gender; Frequency.