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The study was designed to evaluate the effect of hamulectomy on auditory function during the post-operative period after palatoplasty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The present study enrolled 100 participants aged 10 months\u20132 years with isolated cleft palate defect. They were randomly divided into two groups: palatoplasty with hamulectomy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 50) and palatoplasty without hamulectomy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 50). Hearing outcomes were evaluated using objective measures (otoscopy, tympanometry, and otoacoustic emission [OAE] tests) at 1-month and 6-month post-operative follow-up visits. The Chi-square test was used to analyse the data and significance level was kept at\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The findings of otoscopy, tympanometry and OAE tests were statistically similar between the two study groups (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05; Chi-square test) at both one month and six months follow-up visits. Another noteworthy observation was improvement in auditory function during follow-up period indicating recovery of middle ear function following palatoplasty.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The addition of hamulectomy to the palatoplasty treatment may improve the hearing outcomes for cleft palate patients and can be adopted to achieve tension free closure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ams.ams_185_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,4]],"date-time":"2024-04-04T01:01:44Z","timestamp":1712192504000},"page":"5-9","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Hamulectomy on Hearing Outcomes in Cleft Palate Patients - A Comparative Study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"P. 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