Establishment of an animal model with tympanosclerosis in guinea pigs with chronic otitis media / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To establish the optimal animal model of tympanosclerosis.METHODS Staphylococcus were inoculated into the middle ear of guinea pigs,and the guinea pigs were sacrificed periodically.The changes of their middle ears were observed by light microscope,and the hearing threshold of the animals were measured.RESULTS All the inoculated ears showed different degree of mucosal adhesions after 7 days.The most common site of tympanosclerosis was hypotympanum,followed by the anterior epitympanum,the attic,the drum,the interossicular spaces,and the tubal orifice.CONCLUSION The pathological changes of the middle ear in guinea pigs with chronic otitis are similar to those of human being.It is a favorite animal model for researching on chronic otitis media with tympanosclerosis.