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A multitude of canalplasty techniques have been described, with variable success.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fourteen patients undergoing canalplasty performed by the senior author for refractory obliterative otitis externa, over an 8-year period, were included in the study. All underwent split-skin grafting of the denuded canal and meticulous post-operative aural care. Outcome measures included the Glasgow Benefit Inventory and pure tone audiology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At 3 months post-operatively, the four-tone average threshold had improved by a mean of 13.9\u00a0dB (95 per cent confidence interval \u20139.9 to 37.8\u00a0dB;\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) in the operated ear. The mean Glasgow Benefit Inventory score was 20 (95 per cent confidence interval \u22122.3 to 42.1).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant improvements in both hearing and quality of life are achievable in patients with end-stage obliterative otitis externa treated surgically. 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