PreOp® Patient Education Myringotomy Insertion of Tube

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The human ear is made up of two chambers. The inner ear and the middle ear. The middle ear is sealed off from the outside environment by the tympanic membrane - or eardrum. In a healthy ear, this membrane acts to protect the delicate interior of the ear from contamination.

Occasionally, however, allergy, infection, or other irritation can cause a buildup of pus, blood and other fluids within the middle ear. In these cases, the seal created by the eardrum acts to prevent proper drainage and can actually pose a health risk.

Symptoms can include pain - caused by the buildup of pressure - and even hearing loss. If left untreated the buildup of fluid can damage the delicate structures located behind the eardrum - leading to temporary or even permanent hearing loss.

A myringotomy is a simple procedure in which a small tube is inserted into the eardrum in order to allow fluids to drain out of the middle, reducing pressure and allowing any infection to be treated with antibiotics.

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[nejim4r10]

i had an ear infectons few weeks ago...

and i had fluid in my ear ...

the fluid came out in a a few day and my ear didn't hurt much...doctor said that there was a little hole in my drum..that was made by itself

[nitinnitin1212]

no you dont have anything, you feel pain because of the pressure change which is quite common..the best thing would to keep moving you as if you're chewing something to allow the flow of air into the eustachian tube

[MsRooni]

Why Im watching This ? 

[spnkypunky]

so um... if i stick a qtip too far down a few times with out meaning to.. could that make me go deaf or somehting and if there is damage.. is there a chance it can get better over time? also.. i hear about surgeries and stuff that hel people to hear.. is ther something that can be done for people that dont hea that well or who have hearing damage so that it can be normal or even better than normal..?

[27puccalove]

i had fluid in both ears years ago. the doc had to pierce my eardrums and he put those tiny tubes....

[macklinnful]

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[bajspunk4]

@macklinnful why?

[macklinnful]

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[bajspunk4]

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[macklinnful]

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[bajspunk4]

anyone else think that the pic on the video looks like a penis going inside a vagina?

[SamusAranRox]

I had glue ear at a young age... It was the buildup of earwax on my eardrum so it can't vibrate properly. A teacher had to be right next to me and to yell at me for me to even hear her/him. I had to get one of those tubes in my ear... I still have the scar on my eardrum.