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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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