Eardrum Repair

Eardrum repair
Eardrum repair refers to one or more surgical procedures that are done to correct a tear or other damage to the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
Ossiculoplasty is the repair of the small bones in the middle ear.
Most adults (and all children) receive general anesthesia. This means you'll be asleep and unable to feel pain. Sometimes, local anesthesia is used along with medicine that makes you sleepy.
The surgeon will make a cut behind the ear or inside the ear canal.
Depending on the problem, the surgeon will:
Clean out any infection or dead tissue on the eardrum or in the middle ear.
Patch the eardrum with a piece of the patient's own tissue taken from a vein or muscle sheath (called tympanoplasty). This procedure will usually take 2 to 3 hours.
Remove, replace, or repair 1 or more of the 3 little bones in the middle ear (called ossiculoplasty).
Repair smaller holes in the eardrum by placing either gel or a special paper over the eardrum (called myringoplasty). This procedure will usually take 10 to 30 minutes.
The surgeon will use an operating microscope to view and repair the eardrum or the small bones.