Introduction: Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation may be due to direct or indirect source: 1) Inserting of object in the ear canal for example cotton swabs accidentally insertion. 2) Concussion caused by an explosion open handed slap across ear. 3) Head trauma, sudden negative pressure, barotraumatic, latrogenic perforation, sign and symptoms are severe pain, sometimes followed bleeding, he...

BACKGROUND Aboriginal Australians have a life expectancy more than ten years less than that of non-Aboriginal Australians, reflecting their disproportionate burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease throughout the lifespan. Little is known about the health and health trajectories of Aboriginal children and, although the majority of Aboriginal people live in urban areas, data are ...

Introduction Tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) may be caused by several factors but commonly leads to conductive hearing loss. This study aims characterize the profiles of loss in pediatric patients with TMPs. Material and methods A retrospective analysis medical charts 27 was conducted. Otoscopy TM done pure tone audiometry used assess Cluster applied evaluate find possible relations between...

Background: World Health Organization considers the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a global pandemic. The perforation Tympanic Membrane (TMP), followed by remission COVID-19, can be an uncommon presentation. Case Report: This report is unusual case COVID-19 in elderly woman who did not have any past medical history. She was admitted to hospital with uncommon, but serious pre...

background: with respect to physical relations in force and pressure, we hypothesized that the prevalence of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in patients with a patulous eustachian tube is greater than normal, because in eustachian tube patency, the internal air pressure of the middle ear will not increase after compression, subsequent to trauma. therefore the force upon the tympanic mem...

Abstract Introduction Competent otoscopy is a key otolaryngology skill for broad range of medical careers, yet undergraduate’s confidence to perform reported as low. This study aimed evaluate whether smartphone-otoscope could enhance undergraduates recognition common ear pathology. Method 52 students were randomised into standard group (traditional otoscope) and an intervention (smartphone-otos...