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Tympanic membrane rupture/

perforated tympanic membrane

Ossicular disruption

Cochlear damage

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is a hole or tear in your eardrum, the thindrum-like tissue that separates your ear canalfrom your middle ear.

A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing lossand make your middle ear vulnerable toinfections or other injury.

Because most perforated eardrum injuriesheal on their own within two months,treatment may include analgesics to alleviatepain and antibiotics to prevent infection.

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Consistent ear pain that stops suddenly Clear, pus-filled or bloody drainage from your

ear Hearing loss Ringing in your ear (tinnitus) Spinning sensation (vertigo) Nausea or vomiting that can result from

vertigo

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it is an interruption in the ossicular chain, orany other disorder which may prevent theossicular chain from vibrating effectively.

describes ossicular discontinuity to be adisruption of normal articulation between themalleus, incus, and stapes.

can be treated by one of 2 routes. The first

one includes hearing aids. As amplification ofsound can overcome the hearing loss thatresults of ossicular discontinuity, Surgery canalso be performed to reconstruct the

ossicular continuity.

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The cochlea is a tiny, snail-shaped structure.It is the main organ of hearing and is part of

your inner ear. Cochlear Damage means that all or part of

your inner ear has been hurt. Damage to thecochlea typically causes permanent hearingloss. This is called sensorineural hearing loss(SNHL).

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A hearing aid is a small electronic device thatyou wear in or behind your ear. It makes some

sounds louder so that a person with hearingloss can listen, communicate, and participatemore fully in daily activities.

A hearing aid can help people hear more inboth quiet and noisy situations.

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Hearing aids are primarily useful in improvingthe hearing and speech comprehension of

people who have hearing loss that resultsfrom damage to the small sensory cells in theinner ear, called hair cells.

A hearing aid magnifies sound vibrationsentering the ear.

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Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids consist ofa hard plastic case worn behind the ear and

connected to a plastic earmold that fits insidethe outer ear. In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids fit completely

inside the outer ear and are used for mild tosevere hearing loss.

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Canal aids fit into the ear canal and areavailable in two styles. The in-the-canal (ITC)

hearing aid is made to fit the size and shapeof a persons ear canal. A completely-in-canal(CIC) hearing aid is nearly hidden in the earcanal. Both types are used for mild tomoderately severe hearing loss.

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