Ear drums Health Feed

Dear , a lot depends on the site of hole..and whether u develop symptoms of discharge from ear occasionally..
its best u get your ear drum examined with otoscope by ENT surgeon and if required get the ear drum repaired at the earliest..

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medication can give you a dry ear in case if discharge is present. defect in the eardrum may need surgical intervention if it does not heal on its own.

A ruptured eardrum, like a clap of thunder, can happen suddenly. You may feel a sharp pain in your ear, or an earache that you've had for a while suddenly goes away. It's also possible that you may not have any sign that your eardrum has ruptured.
A ruptured eardrum -- also known as a perforated eardrum or a tympanic membrane perforation -- can lead to complications such as middle ear infections and hearing loss. It may also require surgery to repair the damage to the eardrum. But typically,...more

If you do not have significant symptoms like ear discharge, hearing loss, ear ache etc then you may wait. Try not to let water enter into ears and get timely treatment for cold.

After successful surgery she should hear well unless she do not have any kind of nerve related hearing loss.

Use ibuprofen
donot blow nose more as it creastes pressure in ears
1.keep ear dry
2. Refrain cleaning ear 3.avoid blowing of nose.

If its a healed rupture of ear drum, then its difficult to refill the hole. It may reduce hearing capability too. If its associated with repeated infections, secretions from ear, cholesteatoma, or annoying hearing problem then a minor surgery called myringoplasty is recommended. Please consult a good ent specialist. Thank you.

U should get a ct scan (hrct temporal bone) done to see the extent of disease so that treatment can be planned. If there is bone infection surgery is mandatory to control and to eradicate the disease.

Ear drum can be ruptured due to loud exposure to noise or infection.
Symptoms may be discharge from ear or impaired hearing, mainly.
Ear wax can also give rise to pain &deafness.