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Found Eardrum Missing, Still Able To Here. What To Do?
I just found out that my eardrum is missing in my right ear, but i can still hear out of it. What do i go about doing about it?
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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U NEED TO GO TO AN ENT EXPERT. HE WILL CONFIRM WHETHER UR EAR DRUM IS REALLY MISSING OR PERFORATED OR IS INTACT. HE WILL PERFORM UR AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (HEARING TEST) ALSO. IF ITS REALLY MISSING U WILL NEED CORRECTING SURGERY CALLED TYMPANOPLASTY FOR UR EAR.
U NEED TO GO TO AN ENT EXPERT. HE WILL CONFIRM WHETHER UR EAR DRUM IS REALLY MISSING OR PERFORATED OR IS INTACT. HE WILL PERFORM UR AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (HEARING TEST) ALSO. IF ITS REALLY MISSING U WILL NEED CORRECTING SURGERY CALLED TYMPANOPLASTY FOR UR EAR.
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