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Ruptured Ear Drum Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Injury of tympanic membrane
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The tympanic membrane (eardrum) separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The membrane vibrates when sound waves strike it, and this starts the process that converts the sound wave into a nerve impulse that travels to the brain. When the eardru...
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The eardrum can become damaged by a direct injury. It is possible to perforate the eardrum: with a cotton-tipped swab or another foreign object by hitting the ear with an open hand after a skull fracture after a loud explosion or other loud noise ...
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Middle ear infection ( otitis media ) is the most common cause of perforation of the eardrum. Infection usually stems from an upper respiratory infection in which swelling (edema) in the eustachian tube causes fluid and mucous to gather behind the...
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