Tympanic Perforations Incidence / Prevalence, stats required

[gsv13 @]

HI Guys Im in the 1st year in New Zealand and have got to do some presentations on Conductive Hearing loss due to Tympanic perforations. I have been able to get a lot of material on the effects and the treatment but none on the Incidence and Prevalence.
Does anybody know of any resourses that list these? It doesnt matter if they are not New Zealand Statistics.
Thanks !

[maverick_85]

HI Guys Im in the 1st year in New Zealand and have got to do some presentations on Conductive Hearing loss due to Tympanic perforations. I have been able to get a lot of material on the effects and the treatment but none on the Incidence and Prevalence.
Does anybody know of any resourses that list these? It doesnt matter if they are not New Zealand Statistics.
Thanks !

In spanish reviews I found that the prevalence of TP varies between 1-46%... it depends of the Middle Ear Diseases...

[Gareth]

Hi,

I know your after incidences but have you seen this research article that has just come out?

17: J Laryngol Otol. 2009 May;123(S31):81-89.Links
Effect of tympanic membrane perforation on middle-ear sound transmission.Matsuda Y, Kurita T, Ueda Y, Ito S, Nakashima T.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.

[shaikha]

there are a number of research articles online which you can access, you may have to subscribe to the sites or you may be able to access them through your library. Its best to go and ask your tutors for guidance.

journal articles are really useful for your assignments. i lost many good references during my first year because I didn't know i could access them through my library.

good luck.