eardrum rupture
Membrane perforation injury
Eardrum rupture is a tear or hole in the thin membrane separating the ear canal from the middle ear.
Causes include infection, sudden pressure changes, loud noise, or physical trauma like a cotton swab pushed too deep.
Symptoms typically include pain, hearing loss, and sometimes drainage.
Most ruptures heal on their own within weeks: The doctor said my eardrum rupture should close up without surgery.
- tympanicOf or like drums
- perforationHole punched through something
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- inner earBalance and hearing center
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
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