ear surgery
Aural canal procedure
Ear surgery is any surgical procedure performed on the ear, whether to restore hearing, treat infection, repair damage, or alter appearance.
The term covers medical operations like tympanoplasty (eardrum repair) and stapedectomy (for hearing loss), as well as cosmetic procedures like otoplasty to reshape protruding ears: She's considering ear surgery to pin back her ears.
- mastoidectomyExcision of infected skull cells
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- eustachian tubeEar-to-pharynx drainage channel
- barotraumaInjury from pressure differential
tinnitus · otology · balance problems · otoscope · auditory nerve · general anesthesia · tubes · stitches · anesthesia · reconstruction · otoplasty · recovery · incision · balance · cartilage · scalpel · vertigo · bandage
- Ear Healtheardrum, eardrums, hearing loss, hearing test, hearing aids
- ear proceduresmastoidectomy, cochlear implant, grommets, fenestration, otoplasty
- ENT Surgerytonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, septoplasty, rhinoplasty, mastoidectomy
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- ENTotology, otolaryngologist, ears, laryngology, audiologist
- facial surgeryfacelift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, nose job, brow lift
ear surgerywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
hearing aid · ear drops · conservative treatment · medication therapy · observation
ear surgeryeye surgery
Medical vision correction procedure
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