MS - ENT, Diploma In Otorhinolaryngology (DLO), MBBS
ENT Specialist, Patna
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If this is your first operation to repair the eardrum through Tympanoplasty. What are the chances of success?
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If this is the first operation to repair the hole in your eardrum, then there are 90% successful chances of result and healed eardrums. The factors affecting the chances of operation success depend upon the surgeon, the severity of damage, and the availability of the right types of equipment and sources. In most cases, eardrum repair can be operated successfully by surgeons. The surgery takes place for at least three hours, and after surgery, the care method is explained to the patient and his family. There is 90% chance that the patient will be relieved with healed and dry ears.
Tympanoplasty is a form of ear surgery.
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Tympanoplasty is performed to repair the eardrums of the patient. Patients with damaged eardrums or an ear infection that cannot be treated with antibiotics require a Tympanoplasty procedure. The procedure is very sensitive and requires proper hospitalization before the operation. The surgery aims to repair the eardrums of the patient. For this, a piece of tissue is taken from the vein of the patient and grafted on the eardrums. The operation is done with the help of laser and takes about three hours to complete.
Surgeries for chronic ear infections.
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Chronic ear infections cause damage to the ears, eardrums, middle ear, and also hearing nerves. Variety of ear surgeries are available in medical science. Myringoplasty is performed to repair a hole in the eardrum. While tympanoplasty is performed by grafting tissue into the eardrum of the patient. Mastoidectomy is the procedure for the middle ear, in the ear structure like inner ear, facial nerve, and brain.
Cochlear Implant involves brain surgery.
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Cochlear implant is a procedure in which ENT doctors replace the inner ear damage with an implant. The implant is an electronic device which is placed in the inner ear of the patient which helps them to hear better without hearing aid. It does not involve brain surgery. It is just a process of implantation of the device in the inner ear called cochlea of the patient. The process is simple and not expensive. The surgeon takes tests of the ears and hears nerves before starting the procedure.
_________ is the after ear surgery effect.
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Ear numbness is one of the effects of an after surgical procedure. The patient may feel a little numbness in his ears because of the temporary loss of sensation in the ears due to anesthesia. The numbness may persist in the outer area of the ears, and this heals within a few hours. But, the numbness in the outer ears may last as long as six months. This is due to the surgery site numbed by the doctor which is common during operation.
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