When might this service be appropriate?
- A persistent eardrum perforation
- Recurrent discharge or conductive hearing loss
How is it assessed?
- Otoscopy/microscopy, audiometry and infection assessment; suspected cholesteatoma needs a different plan.
- Review previous surgery, smoking, other health conditions and anaesthetic fitness.
How is care planned?
- Some perforations heal during observation; dry-ear care and hearing rehabilitation may also be options.
- Repair uses a graft; examination guides microscopic/endoscopic access and any reconstruction needed.
What follow-up and recovery care is needed?
- Do not remove packing yourself. Follow the team’s advice on water, nose blowing, lifting and flying; a follow-up hearing test may be needed.
Which risks and limitations should be discussed?
- Graft failure, infection, taste change, dizziness or unchanged/worse hearing; rare facial nerve injury.
When is prompt or emergency care needed?
- New facial weakness, severe vertigo, increasing pain/fever or heavy bleeding needs urgent care.
For a life-threatening emergency, seek emergency care or call 999 in Bangladesh.
Frequently asked questions
Will hearing become normal?
It cannot be guaranteed. Inner-ear function, the ossicles and disease status affect the result.