Eardrum Repair Surgery

Eardrum Repair Surgery

"Tympanoplasty" surgery applied in onic middle ear problems is technically the process of cleaning the inflammation in the middle ear and mastoid bone and repairing the eardrum and auditory system in the middle ear.

Depending on the extent of the disease, the operation can be performed as only repairing the hole in the eardrum (Myringoplasty), repairing the ossicular system that provides sound transmission in the middle ear with membrane repair (Tympanoplasty), clearing the inflammation that has progressed into the mastoid bone (Mastoidectomy) or a combination of these operations (Tympanomastoidectomy).

Is ear surgery absolutely necessary?

In cases where the problem is limited to the hole in the eardrum, if inflammation is not observed only by protecting the ear from water, the surgery is performed according to the patient's preference. Hearing loss in simple membrane holes is around 30%, and these patients are not necessarily in the group that needs surgery. On the other hand, there is a possibility of life-threatening problems in the presence of cholesteatoma and inflammation that dissolves the middle ear and inner ear bones, and these patients should definitely undergo surgery.

When is tympanoplasty surgery performed?

Although the ideal time for simple eardrum replacement surgery is recommended after the age of 12-14, it is imperative for patients with advanced inflammation to have surgery at any age (sometimes in emergency conditions).

Eardrum Repair Surgery