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What is the tympanic membrane, the tympanic membrane is an oval, translucent, light gray film, about high9Millimeter, wide8Mm, thickness only0.1In millimeters, the tympanic membrane basically has two functions, one for protecting the inner ear and the other for amplifying the sound.

Then some people panic, in case I have a perforation of the tympanic membrane, is it that I am paralyzed?

Yes, it will be embarrassing, but what we said is not the same as what everyone usually said. Everyone said that it may be what we call the whole, and what we mean is hearing loss. The perforation of the tympanic membrane can cause hearing. The loss, but it will not lead to your full shackles, that is, some voices will be inaudible and will not be heard.

There are many reasons for the perforation of the tympanic membrane, such as trauma, inflammation in the ear, explosion of the explosion, etc., such as slap in the face of the slap, everyone should not slap the slap, the strength and the impact is great, the inflammation in the ear is the most Common is otitis media, this kind of small children are more, the explosion shock refers to the firecrackers and the like.

Hearing loss caused by perforation of the tympanic membrane can be classified as conductive deafness. Generally speaking, the hearing loss caused by the perforation of the tympanic membrane is not exceeded.40Decibel, although the tympanic membrane plays an important role in amplifying the sound, but the perforation will not cause serious hearing loss, even if your tympanic membrane is worn out, all of it is missing, and it will not be completely paralyzed.

After perforation, we need to be treated. Under normal circumstances, the small perforation of the tympanic membrane can be recovered by self-healing. According to the individual’s physical time, there will be differences, basically1To3It can be recovered in a month. If it is a large perforation, it needs to be repaired. As for self-healing or surgery, the doctor will judge and tell you at the time of the examination, so don’t worry too much.

In addition, during the self-healing of the tympanic membrane, it is necessary to pay attention to the cleanliness and dryness in the ear canal. Care should be taken to prevent water in the ear canal from causing infection, and other problems may occur at that time, which may affect your hearing and ear health.