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is inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged time and to prevent reaccumulation of fluid. Without the insertion of a tube, the incision usually heals spontaneously in two to three weeks. Depending on the type, the tube is either naturally extruded in 6 to 12 months or
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In some cases, the pressure of fluid in an infected middle ear is great enough to cause the eardrum to rupture naturally. Usually, this consists of a small hole (perforation), from which fluid can drain out of the middle ear. If this does not occur naturally, a
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tents inward at the level of the tip of malleus. The middle fibrous layer, containing radial, circular, and parabolic fibers, encloses the handle of malleus. Though comparatively robust, the pars tensa is the region more commonly associated with perforations.
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Ritenour AE, Wickley A, Retinue JS, Kriete BR, Blackbourne LH, Holcomb JB, Wade CE (February 2008). "Tympanic membrane perforation and hearing loss from blast overpressure in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom wounded".
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that is unable to perform drainage or ventilation in its usual fashion. Before the invention of antibiotics, myringotomy without tube placement was also used as a major treatment of severe acute otitis media.
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Lindeman P, Edström S, Granström G, Jacobsson S, von Sydow C, Westin T, Aberg B (December 1987). "Acute traumatic tympanic membrane perforations. Cover or observe?".
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intentionally rupture their eardrums at an early age to facilitate diving and hunting at sea. Many older Bajau therefore have difficulties hearing.
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Drake, Richard L., A. Wade Vogl, and Adam Mitchell. Gray's Anatomy For Students. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone, 2015. Print. pg. 969
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Green SM; Rothrock SG; Green EA= (October 1993). "Tympanometric evaluation of middle ear barotrauma during recreational scuba diving".
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radiates from the tip of the malleus to the periphery in the anteroinferior quadrant, this is what is known clinically as 5 o'clock.
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and the anterior and posterior malleal folds. Consisting of two layers and appearing slightly pinkish in hue, it is associated with
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procedure in which a tiny incision is created in the eardrum to relieve pressure caused by excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain
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Kristensen S (December 1992). "Spontaneous healing of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations in man: a century of experience".
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Chain of ossicles and their ligaments, seen from the front in a vertical, transverse section of the tympanum (tympanic cavity)
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The right membrana tympani with the hammer and the chorda tympani, viewed from within, from behind, and from above
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Gilberto, Nelson; Santos, Ricardo; Sousa, Pedro; O’Neill, Assunção; Escada, Pedro; Pais, Diogo (August 2019). "
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Smith N, Greinwald JR (2011). "To tube or not to tube: indications for myringotomy with tube placement".
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is firmly attached to the medial surface of the membrane as far as its center, drawing it toward the
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Purves, D; Augustine, G; Fitzpatrick, D; Hall, W; LaMantia, A; White, L; et al., eds. (2012).
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A subtotal perforation of the right tympanic membrane resulting from a previous severe otitis media
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Mansour, Salah; Magnan, Jacques; Ahmad, Hassan Haidar; Nicolas, Karen; Louryan, Stéphane (2019).
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Hilal, Fathi; Liaw, Jeffrey; Cousins, Joseph P.; Rivera, Arnaldo L.; Nada, Ayman (2023-04-01).
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The oval perforation in this left tympanic membrane was the result of a slap on the ear
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that prevents equalization of pressure in the middle ear. It is also known to occur in
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Garth RJ (July 1995). "Blast injury of the ear: an overview and guide to management".
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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Sensation of the outer surface of the tympanic membrane is supplied mainly by the
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External and middle ear, right side, opened from the front (coronal section)
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and tympanicomalleal joint: proposal for a new anatomic classification".
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Those requiring myringotomy usually have an obstructed or dysfunctional
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Mirza S, Richardson H (May 2005). "Otic barotrauma from air travel".
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Patients with tympanic membrane rupture may experience bleeding,
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bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.
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Not to be confused with the secondary tympanic membrane of the
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This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the
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Horizontal section through left ear; upper half of section
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Surgical puncture for treatment of middle ear infections
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Membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear
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The eardrum is divided into two general regions: the
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Comprehensive and Clinical Anatomy of the Middle Ear
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of the eardrum can cause conductive hearing loss or
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Index

Branchial membrane
Eardrum (disambiguation)
round window


Latin
MeSH
D014432
TA98
A15.3.01.052
TA2
6870
FMA
9595
Anatomical terminology
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Human ear
Outer ear
Auricle
Ear canal
Middle ear
Tympanic membrane
Ossicles
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Inner ear
Vestibules
Utricle

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