Is eardrum leak perforation

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There are many factors to induce the perforation of eardrum, inflammation, trauma are typical factors, mainly divided into acute and chronic perforation of eardrum. Let's see if the eardrum is perforated.

Is eardrum leak perforation

First of all: if you feel air leakage by blowing air into the ear through the nasal cavity, it may be that the tympanic membrane is perforated. You can check the otoscope.

Second: the tympanic membrane, also known as the eardrum, is an oval translucent membrane, which is composed of epithelial layer, fibrous layer and mucosal layer. It is located at the junction of the middle ear tympanic chamber and the external auditory canal, and forms the outer wall of the tympanic chamber. It separates the external auditory canal and the middle ear cavity, and blocks the foreign substances and bacteria that protect the external auditory canal from entering the middle ear cavity. In the process of auditory conduction, the structure of the tympanic membrane can make the incoming sound The gain of sound wave compensates for the attenuation when sound comes in.

Finally: Patients with ear pain, tympanic membrane perforation after the pain can be reduced, there can be liquid out of the ear. After the rupture of tympanic membrane, the patient suddenly felt otodynia, immediate hearing loss with tinnitus, a small amount of bleeding in the external auditory canal and a sense of stuffy swelling in the ear.

matters needing attention

Remove the foreign body and clot in the external auditory canal. Avoid catching a cold. Do not blow your nose hard. The external ear can't use medicine or point medicine without permission. If the situation is serious, it needs to be treated by operation.