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A hole or rupture in the eardrum, a thin membrane that separates the ear canal and the middle ear, is called a perforated eardrum. The medical term for eardrum is tympanic membrane. The middle ear is connected to the nose by the eustachian tube, which equalizes pressure in the middle ear.
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www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/perforatedEardrum.cfm
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A ruptured eardrum is a hole or tear in your eardrum, the thin drum-like tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear. ... A ruptured eardrum usually heals within a few weeks without treatment. Sometimes, you may need a procedure to promote healing of a ruptured eardrum, or need surgical repair for a...
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/ruptured-eardrum/DS00499
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These helped the problem with chronic ear infections, but there was a hole left in one eardrum that never closed. A paper-patch surgery was done, but this did not close the perforation. More extensive surgery did not work, either.
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yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/repairing-hole-in-eardrum....
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If the healing loss is mild and hearing improves upon patching of the hole, then almost certainly the bones of hearing (ossicular chain) are intact. Thus, reconstruction of the eardrum will be a curative procedure.
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Perforated eardrum: Hole occurring in the eardrum. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Perforated eardrum is available below. ... An eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/perforated_eardrum/intro.htm
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/perforated_eardrum/intro.htm
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Tympanoplasty and ossiculoplasty, eardrum repair, surgery videos, eardrum perforation or hole, indications for surgery and post surgical care ... Risks of these procedures include failure of the surgery to close the eardrum hole or to improve hearing and numbness of the lateral part of the tongue. Rarely,
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www.entusa.com/eardrum_repair.htm
www.entusa.com/eardrum_repair.htm
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Sep 29, 2009 ... A perforated eardrum is a tear or a hole in your eardrum (tympanic membrane), the thin membrane that separates your ear canal from your ...
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If there is a hole in the eardrum, it is cleaned (debrided) and the abnormal area can be cut away. A piece of fascia (tissue under the skin) from the temporalis muscle (behind the ear) is then cut and placed under the hole in the ear drum to create a new intact ear drum.
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www.pediatric-ent.com/learning/surgeries/tympanoplasty....
www.pediatric-ent.com/learning/surgeries/tympanoplasty.htm
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Burst Ear Drum ... If a hole in the eardrum does not close naturally within two weeks, it should be closed by other methods ASAP to prevent the possibility of water entering the ear while showering, bathing, or swimming (which could reinitiate an ear infection or exacerbate an already present ear infection).
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www.hearingaidscentral.com/bursteardrum.asp
www.hearingaidscentral.com/bursteardrum.asp
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