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Ruptured Ear Drum : Treatments

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A ruptured or perforated eardrum usually heals by itself within 2 months. The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and prevent infection. Antibiotics (oral or eardrops) may be used to prevent infection or to treat an existing infection. Analgesics...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
A perforated eardrum usually heals by itself within two months. Antibiotics may be given to prevent infection or to treat an existing ear infection. Painkillers can relieve any ear pain. Sometimes, a paper patch is placed over the eardrum until th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Treatment of a perforated eardrum is aimed at relieving pain or pressure behind the eardrum, treating any infection of the ear itself or of the upper respiratory tract, and restoring hearing. Antibiotics are usually the treatment of choice for exi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
TympanoplastyTympanoplasty can repair a damaged eardrum, stop infection, and improve hearing. During surgery, you will be given general anesthesia.
Source:StayWell
Tympanoplasty, also called eardrum repair, refers to surgery performed to reconstruct a perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum) or the small bones of the middle ear. Eardrum perforation may result from chronic infection or, less commonly, from trauma to the eardrum.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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