Egeli, EKiris, M2025-05-102025-05-1019980023-852X10.1097/00005537-199803000-000242-s2.0-0031905467https://doi.org/10.1097/00005537-199803000-00024https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/8153Aspiration of middle ear fluid after myringotomy is performed routinely, although investigators imply a cause-and-effect relationship between suction noise and acoustic trauma. This prospective randomized study investigated if aspiration was necessary. Fifty-one myringotomies and 50 tympanostomy tube insertions were performed on 27 patients. A suction instrument was utilized in 24 ears and was not used in 27 ears. In a follow-up period, no difference was observed between the two groups. The authors did not establish that aspiration is indeed harmful, but tympanostomy tube insertion can be performed without suctioning middle ear effusion.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle1083Q2Q14434449504622WOS:000072390700024