Tympanoplasty, or eardrum repair, is a surgery typically performed on children to repair a defect in the part of the ear called the tympanic membrane. The surgeon places a graft inside the eardrum to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Tympanoplasty is a surgery designed to create a new eardrum or repair a hole in the eardrum, or a perforated eardrum. Causes can include trauma from a Q-tip, scuba diving, loud ...

Cartilage tympanoplasty can be performed successfully in 95 percent of young children when appropriate conditions exist, according to a new study. Cartilage tympanoplasty can be performed successfully ...

Design technology used in Formula 1 racing has created an unlikely remedy for damaged eardrums. The procedure uses a tiny graft of flesh taken from behind the ear to create an exact replica of the ...

Hi there, please help. I was in hospital overnight on Wednesday, and my head was wrapped in bandages round and round at ear level. The bandages caused me to itch so badly that in desperation I went to ...