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Ruptured Ear Drum Learning Center
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Ear infection (otitis media) Permanent hearing loss; Spread of infection to the bone behind the ear (mastoiditis)
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While a perforated eardrum may be uncomfortable, it usually heals on its own. Any hearing loss that accompanies the perforation is usually temporary. A perforated eardrum is caused by a hole or rupture in the eardrum, the thin membrane that separa...
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While a perforated eardrum may be uncomfortable, it usually heals on its own within two months. Any hearing loss or ear noise that accompanies the perforation is usually temporary.
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Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, which lies behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). It is characterized by pain, dizziness , and partial loss of hearing.
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Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
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Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, which is located behind the eardrum. There are two main types of otitis media. In the first, called acute otitis media (AOM), parts of the ear are infected and swollen, and fluid and mucus are trappe...
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Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.
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Cholesteatoma is a type of skin cyst located in the middle ear.
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