What are the causes of tympanic membrane perforation

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I don't know what happened recently. I always feel unclear when listening to others. I thought it was inflamed. After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor said it was perforation of the tympanic membrane. I'm very worried about this. Now I'll introduce the reasons for perforation of the tympanic membrane.

What are the causes of tympanic membrane perforation

First: the most common cause of tympanic membrane perforation is the infection caused by the direction of eustachian tube, and it is more common in infants. Because the eustachian tube of infants is short and relatively thick, and the tube is relatively straight, nasal secretions and milk are easy to flow into or choke into the middle ear through the eustachian tube, resulting in acute otitis media. After middle ear suppuration, the pus corrodes the tympanic membrane, causing perforation of the tympanic membrane.

Second: the direct cause of tympanic membrane perforation, because of the thin tympanic membrane, so in ear tapping to remove cerumen and foreign bodies inadvertently damage the tympanic membrane, can lead to tympanic membrane perforation; it is also more common in the head injury tympanic membrane; strong water column or air jet tympanic membrane, mistakenly drop chemical corrosive agent into the ear, metal slag splashed into the ear canal, Eustachian tube blowing can also damage the tympanic membrane.

Third: the tympanic membrane is located in the deepest part of the ear canal, which has a certain degree of elasticity and toughness, and is not easy to be damaged or perforated under normal circumstances. The most common cause of temporal bone injury is tympanic membrane fracture. On the other hand, there is the habit of ear digging. When ear digging is too hard or is collided by others, it breaks the eardrum. Secondly, factories and mines occasionally splash metal powder, slag, welding sparks and mistakenly drop corrosive agents, such as strong acid, strong alkali corrosion tympanic membrane perforation.

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Tympanic membrane perforation will bring us great trouble in our life. It will damage our hearing, and tinnitus will often occur. After understanding the causes of this disease, we must actively avoid it, and do not regret it until this disease occurs in us.