Introduction: Tympanoplasty is the standard and well established procedure for closure of tympanic membrane perforations .This paper compares the results of tympanoplasty in terms of hearing improvement and graft incorporation in patients with chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane between two groups with and without active drainage at the time of surgery.  Materials and Methods: Sixty re...

introduction: tympanoplasty is the standard and well established procedure for closure of tympanic membrane perforations .this paper compares the results of tympanoplasty in terms of hearing improvement and graft incorporation in patients with chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane between two groups with and without active drainage at the time of surgery.  materials and methods: sixty re...

1. Left ear otoscopy revealed a perforated tympanic membrane postero-inferiorly with ragged edges. There was minimal blood clot noted with no active bleeding (Figure 1). Examination of left eye showed chemosis and conjunctival hemorrhage (Figure 2). Tympanic membrane perforations resulting from direct trauma tend to have ragged edges, while a hard slap usually results in a triangular or linear ...

Traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforations heal spontaneously ranging from 78.7% to 88%. Otologists recommend a golden rule, keep the ear dry, as an important factor influencing TM healing. This way, Araujo et al., in their article “The Topical Use of Insulin Accelerates the Healing of Traumatic Tympanic Membrane Perforations,” describe a control group of Wistar rats in which traumatic perfo...

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...