BACKGROUND Tympanic membrane perforations vary in size, shape and position. The degree of conductive deafness varies with the size and position of the tympanic membrane perforation. OBJECTIVE This study is to determine the pattern and causes of tympanic membrane perforation. METHOD Hospital based study at the ENT Clinic, UCH, Ibadan. Consecutive patients seen during the period of study with...

Abstract Background Traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforations usually heal spontaneously. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the topical application Triticum Vulgare (TV) in experimentally induced traumatic TM rats has a positive effect on wound healing process. Methods were randomly assigned four experimental groups. Drugs introduced twice day for 7 days. On 7th day, specimen...

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...

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,...

Traumatic perilymph fistula is reported to be rare in infants because of the small size of the infant external meatus. We treated an infant with a traumatic perilymph fistula in the right ear. A metallic wire had penetrated the tympanic membrane. Horizontal-rotatory nystagmus was also observed. Computed tomographic images revealed dislocation of the ossicles. The perilymph fistula was closed un...

PURPOSE To determine the rate of persistent tympanic membrane perforation after intratympanic steroid injection. To determine which comorbid conditions and risk factors are associated with prolonged time to perforation closure following intratympanic steroid injection. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical data were gathered for patients who had undergone intratympanic steroid injection to treat sud...

OBJECTIVES The silk patch is a thin transparent patch that is produced from silk fibroin. In this study, we investigated the treatment effects of the silk patch in patients with traumatic tympanic membrane perforation (TTMP). METHODS The closure rate, otorrhea rate, and closure time in all patients and the closure time in successful patients were compared between the paper patch and silk patc...

This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of sea buckthorn oil patches in treating traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforations. We enrolled 370 patients with traumatic TM perforations of different sizes. These patients were randomly assigned to control group and treatment group. In the treatment group, a sterile cotton patch with sea buckthorn oil was used to cover the TM ...