Ruptured Ear Drum Learning Center
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A ruptured or perforated eardrum is an opening in the tympanic membrane (eardrum). |
Basic Info
Symptoms
Drainage from the ear (may be clear, pus, or bloody; Hearing loss in the affected ear (may not be complete loss of he...
Causes
The tympanic membrane (eardrum) separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The membrane vibrates when sound waves s...
Tests
The doctor will look in your ear with an otoscope. If the eardrum is punctured, the doctor will see an opening in it,...
Treatments
A ruptured or perforated eardrum usually heals by itself within 2 months. The goal of treatment is to relieve pain an...
Prevention
Do not insert objects into the ear canal, even to clean it. Foreign objects should only be removed by a health care p...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if: You have symptoms of a ruptured or perforated eardrum; You are diagnosed with a ru...
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