We report a case of tympanic membrane rupture during snorkeling in a 17-year-old young man who had previously undergone bilateral Jones tubes placed for epiphora. To our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been previously reported.

This is a retrospective review of congenital cholesteatoma cases that were managed surgically. There were 5 cases. The age of presentation ranged from 5 to 18 year old. Three patients presented with complication of the disease. Three patients had intact tympanic membrane, two had perforation at the anterior superior quadrant. All patients had cholesteatoma medial to tympanic membrane. Four case...

The external ear (pinna and earcanal) plays a major role in transforming acoustic signals from free field to the tympanic membrane in humans. It acts as a filter to reduce low frequencies, a resonator to enhance mid frequencies (2.0 to 7.0 kHz), and a direction-dependent filter at high frequencies to augment spatial perception. The external ear transfer function is altered by variations in the ...

A twelve-year-old female presented with history of recurrent episodes of right ear pain and discharge. She experienced slight hearing impairment in the right ear. On examination, she was found to have perforation in antero-inferior quadrant of tympanic membrane of the right ear which was operated successfully with a new technique utilizing a composite 3 layers graft (Perichondrium-Cartilage-Per...

Our aim in this study is to show the efficacy of trichloracetic acid cauterization in the tympanic membrane perforations. Between January 2002 and January 2012 central perforations in 160 ears of 142 cases were tried to be closed by repeated trichloracetic acid cauterization in one week interval followed by the placement of a piece of cigarette paper to the perforation site. In 98 of 137 ears (...

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is an infection of the middle ear cavity both partially and totally. It characterized by discharge through a tympanic membrane perforation for over period 2 to 6 weeks. Hearing loss most common complication CSOM. One degrees hearing in depending on site perforation, but this premise still debatable because pros contras some researchers. This study aimed a...