Patient's question:
Eardrum damage and hearing loss In the early part of this year, my ears kept itching, so I used hydrogen peroxide to clean them. Later, I found that I had a hearing problem, and there was pus. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said my eardrum was damaged.Doctor's answer:
Tympanoplasty is a common otologic surgery. The purpose of tympanoplasty has two aspects: one is to close the perforated eardrum to prevent further repeated infections, and the other is to improve hearing. The prerequisites for tympanoplasty are as follows: surgery cannot be performed during the inflammatory stage. The eardrum must be dry for more than three months before surgery can be performed for repair, otherwise it cannot be successfully repaired. Second, a patch test must be conducted before surgery to prove that hearing can be improved, and auditory function can only be restored after repair.Advice: It is necessary to first examine the factors or causes of poor hearing to determine whether they are entirely due to eardrum issues. If not, it is essential to know whether there are other problems in the middle or inner ear. The eardrum can be repaired, and this procedure can be performed in some top-tier hospitals or specialized otolaryngology departments. A perforated eardrum can be repaired using fascia from the temporalis muscle. The success rate is as high as 90% or more. Through this type of tympanoplasty or mastoidectomy, ear leakage can be eliminated, and hearing can be improved.