Eardrum Hole Repair Tympanoplasty | How it is done?

Eardrum Hole Repair Tympanoplasty | How it is done? | After Tympanoplasty Care | CARE Hospitals

In this video know how an eardrum hole repair surgery is done. The eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin tissue that divides the middle and external ear canal. The eardrum allows you to hear as it vibrates when the sound waves enter the ear. Tympanoplasty surgery is done to reconstruct the hole in the eardrum. Types of tympanoplasty techniques Postauricular Tympanoplasty: A curved incision is made behind the auricle Endaural: An incision is made above the ear canal Transcanal: The doctor reaches the middle ear through the ear canal This technique is used if the eardrum hole is relatively small and located in the back of the eardrum. Transcanal Tympanoplasty The doctor reaches the middle ear through the ear canal The skin of ear canal along with the perforated eardrum is lifted off the bone A graft material usually taken from behind the ear, is placed so that it lays under the eardrum Cartilage is typically placed to provide support to the graft Dissolvable gel foam are placed to hold the graft in place while the eardrum heals Post Procedure Avoid strenuous exercise for at least two weeks Don’t blow your nose for at least two weeks Keep your ear dry Sneeze with an open mouth Avoid swimming and air travel until allowed by Take medicines as prescribed

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