About The Medical Condition Tympanic Membrane Perforations

ClusterMed

Find the definition of the medical term Tympanic Membrane Perforations. Tympanic Membrane Perforations defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.

Tympanic Membrane Perforations

Tympanic Membrane Perforations Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Tympanic Membrane Perforations Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Tympanic Membrane Perforations?

An opening in the tympanic membrane usually caused by trauma. There are four general categories: compression injuries (the most common and usually the result of a blow to the ear); instrumentation injuries (the second most common, usually inadvertent, caused often by cotton swabs or bobby-pins); burn-slag injuries (frequently seen in industry, from hot metal from machines or welding); and blast injuries (usually seen during war or as a result of terrorist bombing). In the absence of infection, most traumatic tympanic membrane perforations heal spontaneously. Persistent perforation is usually a manifestation of tubotympanitis, an inflammation of the eustachian tube and tympanic cavity (middle ear). (From Paparella, Shumrick, Gluckman, and Meyerhoff: Otolaryngology, vol. II, 3d ed, pp1363-65)

More Medical Conditions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day