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Aim: The purpose was to find the coincidence frequency of middle ear chronic inflamatory diseases and intratympanic tympanosclerosis and myringosclerosis. Methods: The presence of intratympanic tympanosclerosis and myringosclerosis in the CT's of 156 patient was investigated. The cases were separated into three groups according to the surgical and pathological results as followed, chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The distribution of tympanosclerosis was investigated according to patient groups. Results: All of the patients were operated and 76 cases diagnosed with chronic otitis media, 40 cases with cholesteatoma and 40 cases with chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. Taken together, tympanosclerosis and myringosclerosis were seen in 15.8 % of chronic otitits media cases, in 20 % of cholesteatoma cases and in 22.5 % of cases with chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The frequency of tympanosclerosis according to the patient groups is not different (p>0.05). Conclusion: Intratympanic tympanosclerosis and myringosclerosis can be seen together with all of the chronic inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. If cholesteatoma or otitis media is detected in CT tympaneosclerosis should be investigated and vise versa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]