Traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforation has long been a challenge to the otologist, the objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of spontaneous healing of traumatic TM perforation and the factors influenced this healing process. This was a hospital based prospective study performed in the Department of ear, nose and throat (ENT), Al-Fallujah Teaching Hospital, Al-Anbar, Iraq,...

INTRODUCTION In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of biomaterial patches in the regeneration of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of biomaterial patches are to provisionally restore the physiological function of the middle ear, thereby immediately improving ear symptoms, and act as a scaffold for epithelium migration. However, whether there are addit...

Human amniotic membrane as a homograft material was compared to temporalis fascia to close tympanic membrane perforations in 50 patients with chronic otitis media. Human amniotic membrane was used in 20 patients while temporalis fascia was used in the remaining 30. Anatomical closure of the perforation and reduction of the air-bone gap was measured. The graft uptake showed a 65% success rate fo...

Introduction: Fat plug myringoplasty is an under-used technique to repair a small central tympanic membrane perforation. It easy, quick and cost effective way with minimal morbidity. can be done as OPD procedure. The fat readily available from ear lobe, abdomen buttocks. graft (FGM) noninvasive, but underused surgery for perforations of the membrane. also preferable use in children. tissue has ...