Tear the eardrum
What is the eardrum rupture? What are the symptoms of its occurrence? What are the reasons? Are there methods and rules that enable us to protect the ear from tearing the drum? Read the article to find out more.
A ruptured eardrum, as the name suggests, is a hole in the eardrum or so-called tympanic membrane, which separates the middle ear and the outer ear canal.
The tympanic membrane vibrates when sound waves enter the ear, and these vibrations continue with the path making their way to the middle ear, forming the sounds we hear, but when the tympanic membrane is torn, the hearing process becomes difficult.
Causes of rupture of the eardrum
There are several reasons behind the rupture or perforation of the eardrum, namely:
1- Infection
One of the common causes of tympanic rupture is inflammation and infection in the ear, especially in children. During otitis, fluid may accumulate behind the tympanic membrane, and thus pressure may be generated that causes the eardrum to tear.
2- A change in pressure levels
Some activities may cause pressure levels in the ear to change, which may cause the tympanic rupture, in what is called pressure trauma, which occurs when the pressure outside the ear is significantly different from the pressure inside the ear.
Here are some common activities that may cause pressure trauma:
Diving.
travel by plane.
Driving the car in high places.
Shock waves.
Force or a direct hit on the ear.
3- An injury or wound
Wounds or certain injuries can tear the eardrum, as in the following cases:
Exposure to strong airflow.
Exposure to a sports injury.
Falling on the ear.
Have a car accident.
Inserting a foreign object into the ear may also cause the eardrum to tear, such as a cotton ball or even a fingernail.
Acoustic shock may cause an eardrum or rupture, as the ear here is exposed to a very loud sound that damages the drum, but these cases are rare.
Symptoms of a ruptured eardrum
These are the common symptoms of a ruptured eardrum:
Pain, may be mild or severe, and may vary in intensity and vary from time to time during the day.
Fluids come out from the ear after the pain disappears.
Pus release may be accompanied by blood from the ear.
Bleeding from the ear (if the rupture of the eardrum is caused by inflammation of the middle ear).
Temporary hearing loss or hearing difficulty.
Feeling of persistent ringing in the ear.
Dizziness and dizziness.
Treating a ruptured eardrum
Existing treatments aim to relieve pain and prevent an infection. These are the treatment options available and used:
Tympanoplasty is a process in which the torn membrane is patched to stimulate the tympanum to rebuild itself, if the torn eardrum does not heal on its own.
Antibiotics, used to heal an infection that may have caused a tear or to protect the affected ear from any new infection.
Surgery, by taking a membrane from another part of the body to patch the rupture
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