Can traumatic perforation of eardrum heal itself

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We can't avoid many disasters in our life. It's easy to cause traumatic perforation of eardrum when diving in the sea. Let's talk about whether traumatic perforation of eardrum can heal itself.

Can traumatic perforation of eardrum heal itself

First of all, traumatic perforation of the eardrum is usually not self-healing. After the traumatic tympanic membrane perforation healed, hearing could be partially restored. Various types of tympanic membrane perforation patients. Some are caused by cold perforation of acute otitis media, or ear digging inadvertently dig through.

Secondly, patients with tympanic membrane perforation should go to the Department of Otolaryngology of the hospital to check the location, scope and cause of tympanic membrane perforation. If necessary, audiometry and binaural mastoid photography should be performed. If there is otitis media with bone abscess or cholesteatoma, surgery should be done as soon as possible to remove the focus and prevent complications; if the middle ear is only simple inflammation, timely and reasonable treatment should be carried out to make it dry as soon as possible. For the patients with perforation of tympanic membrane and no pus, the doctor examined them to see if they could perform tympanoplasty.

Finally, if we can repair the tympanic membrane, it is the best. It can not only improve hearing, but also re-establish a barrier to prevent the recurrence of otitis media and avoid ototoxic damage caused by long-term use of ear drops. There are two ways to repair the tympanic membrane: operation and cauterization. The operation method is to cut in the ear or behind the ear, take the autologous tissue and implant it into the tympanic membrane. This method is suitable for patients with large tympanic membrane perforation or ossicular defect, interruption or early cholesteatoma. Generally speaking, the self-healing ability of tympanic membrane is not strong, and it needs external surgery to recover.

matters needing attention

People with traumatic perforation of eardrum should not eat stimulating food in life, and should eat more light food. They can't swim. When washing their hair and bathing, they can use sterilized cotton ball to plug the ear meatus. Carefully dig the ear: it is easy to bring bacteria into the ear with unclean instruments.