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A ruptured or perforated eardrum is an opening in the tympanic membrane(eardrum).Tympanic membrane perforation; Eardrum- ruptured or perforated; Perforated eardrum.The tympanic membrane(eardrum) separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The mem...
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Your eardrum is a thin membrane between your outer and middle ear. Sound waves entering your ear cause the membrane to vibrate, which helps you hear. An injury or infection can cause your eardrum to tear (rupture). This creates a hole (perforation) that may affect your hearing.
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Tympanoplasty can repair a damaged eardrum, stop infection, and improve hearing. During surgery, you will be given general anesthesia. Or you will have local anesthesia with sedation. Tympanoplasty takes about 1–3 hours. It may be done along with a mastoidectomy or an ossicular chain reconstruction.
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A perforated eardrum exists when there is a hole or rupture in the eardrum, the thin membrane that separates the outer ear canal from the middle ear. A perforated eardrum may cause temporary hearing loss and occasional discharge.The eardrum(tympan...
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A perforated eardrum(tympanum perforation) is an opening or rupture in the eardrum(tympanic membrane), the thin membrane that separates the outer ear canal from the middle ear. A perforated eardrum may be caused by infection, trauma, or negative p...
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