3.6 Secondary outcomes 
At 3-month follow-up, 3.7% and 4% had residual perforations (p=0.623) and ear discharge was observed in 5.6% and 2% (P=0.286) of the microscopic and TEES groups, respectively. There was a higher incidence of myringitis in 38% of the TEES group when compared to 22.4% in the microsurgery group (p= 0.042). Only one patient was noted to have residual cholesteatoma and they were part of the microscopic group (p=0.682). There were no statistically significant differences in postoperative complications between both groups at 12 months. (Table 3).