Can tympanic membrane perforation heal itself

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In our daily life, many people will suffer from the disease of tympanic membrane perforation. Some time ago, my tympanic membrane was also perforated, and I often feel headache in my ears. I didn't know it was tympanic membrane perforation until I went to the hospital for examination. Do you want to know if tympanic membrane perforation can be cured?

Can tympanic membrane perforation heal itself

First of all: the general cause of perforation is that the positive pressure of a slap is too big or someone touches it when digging the ear. If the perforation is not big, it can generally heal itself and take some anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent infection.

Second: take measures to prevent water from ear holes when taking a bath. If the perforation is relatively large, it is caused by chronic otitis media, there may be calcification around the perforation, it can not be self-healing. Can also go to a larger hospital to do a tympanoplasty.

Finally: if there is no inflammatory stimulation and the size of the perforation is small, it can heal itself in about 4-6 weeks, but during this period, we must pay attention to prevent water from entering the ear. So whether self-healing or depends on the size of the perforation, if the perforation is large, you need to keep the treatment.

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For friends with tympanic membrane perforation, they should receive treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the treatment of the disease, cold and hard blowing nose. If there is no sign of infection, antibiotics are generally not needed. External auditory canal irrigation and drug dripping are forbidden. Most of the perforations are self-healing in 3-4 weeks, and the larger perforations can not be self-healing.