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Medical Treatment: Antibiotics can be effective in certain cases of infection causing hearing loss Myringotomy and Tubes: Drainage of the middle ear by placing a small tube in the tympanic membrane (eardrum) can drain fluid, permit ventilation and treat hearing loss from middle ear fluid. Tympanoplasty: This microsurgical procedure is used to repair perforations (holes) of the tympanic membrane. Often this procedure is combined with mastoidectomy or ossicular reconstruction. Mastoidectomy: The procedure removes infected mastoid bone ( a bone "honey-comb") behind the eardrum. This procedure is often needed in cases of cholesteatoma. Stapedectomy: This microsurgical procedure (often with a laser) replaces the immobile stapes bone (stirrup bone) with a small metal and plastic prosthesis. Restoring vibrations of the ossicles (ear bones) is a very successful procedure for hearing restoration. Ossicular Chain Reconstruction: This procedure is often combined with tympanoplasty to restore the function of the ossicles (hearing bones) damaged by infection or trauma. |
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