Eardrum repair

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Eardrum repair - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Eardrum repair

Alternative Names:

Tympanoplasty

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia are:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

Risks for any surgery are:

Bleeding
Infection

Additional risks include:

Incomplete healing of the hole in the eardrum
Damage to the small bones in the middle ear, causing hearing loss
Need for further surgery

Review Date: 10/25/2004
Reviewed By: Kevin Fung, M.D., FRCS(C), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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