Tympanoplasty

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Tympanoplasty
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Index

• Introduction
• Symptoms
• Causes
• Risk
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Purpose
• About Meddco

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Introduction

• Tympanoplasty is the surgical procedure performed
  to repair a perforated tympanic membrane, with/
  without reconstruction of the ossicles, with the
  aim of preventing reinfection and restoring
  hearing ability.
• Microscopic and endoscopic approaches are
  utilized for tympanoplasty.
• This activity reviews the indication for
  tympanoplasty and treatment options it
  highlights the role of the interprofessional team
  in evaluating and treating tympanic membrane
  perforations.

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Symptoms

• Pain in the ear 
• Bleeding from the ear
• Fluid leakage and discharge from the ear 
• Ringing in the ear
• Vertigo
• Nausea and vomiting

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Causes

• Infections that cause the eardrum to burst.
  ventilation (ear) tubes that fall out or are
  removed. injury, such as puncturing the eardrum
  with a cotton swab. cholesteatoma, a growth
  within or behind the eardrum.

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Risk

• Moderate or severe loss of hearing
• Damage to the facial nerves near the ear or the
  nerve controlling the sense of taste
• Ringing sound in the ear
• A feeling of fullness in the ear
• Mild ear pain
• Blood of fluid draining out of the ear
• Dizziness
• Incomplete or improper healing of the hole in the
  eardrum
• Damage to the ear ossicles (bones of the middle
  ear) causing hearing loss
• Abnormal growth of body skin behind the eardrum
  (called cholesteatoma)

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Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
Residual disease easy to detect Longer healing time
Rare recurrence Open cavity, Lifetime maintenance
Facial recess exteriorized Middle ear more shallow
Rapid healing time Water precautions necessary
Easier long-term care Technically more difficult
Hearing aids easier to fit Recurrent disease possible
No water precaution Staged operations often necessary
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Purpose

• Accidental injury, or the placement of ear tubes
   can cause a perforated eardrum. If it's been
  more than three months and the hole hasn't healed
  on its own, you may need a tympanoplasty to
  surgically close it up.
• The purpose of a tympanoplasty is to fix the
  membrane, improving hearing and providing relief
  as a result. Tympanoplasty will also allow the
  patient to swim, which would normally be avoided
  when there is a hole in the eardrum.

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About Meddco

• MEDDCO.COM is India's first digital pricing
  online platform, where price transparency is the
  key. 
• Find the best packages of Tympanoplasty with the
  most affordable charges at Meddco.com.
• At Meddco you can easily find the doctors of all
  categories.

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• Visit us at Meddco website for more details.