Tympanic membrane rupture/

perforated tympanic membrane

Ossicular disruption Cochlear damage

is a hole or tear in your eardrum, the thin drum-like tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear. A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing loss and make your middle ear vulnerable to infections or other injury. Because most perforated eardrum injuries heal on their own within two months, treatment may include analgesics to alleviate pain and antibiotics to prevent infection.

Consistent ear pain that stops suddenly Clear, pus-filled or bloody drainage from your ear Hearing loss Ringing in your ear (tinnitus) Spinning sensation (vertigo) Nausea or vomiting that can result from vertigo

it is an interruption in the ossicular chain, or any other disorder which may prevent the ossicular chain from vibrating effectively. describes ossicular discontinuity to be a disruption of normal articulation between the malleus, incus, and stapes. can be treated by one of 2 routes. The first one includes hearing aids. As amplification of sound can overcome the hearing loss that results of ossicular discontinuity, Surgery can also be performed to reconstruct the ossicular continuity.

The cochlea is a tiny, snail-shaped structure. It is the main organ of hearing and is part of your inner ear. Cochlear Damage means that all or part of your inner ear has been hurt. Damage to the cochlea typically causes permanent hearing loss. This is called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).

A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, and participate more fully in daily activities. A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations.

Hearing aids are primarily useful in improving the hearing and speech comprehension of people who have hearing loss that results from damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear, called hair cells. A hearing aid magnifies sound vibrations entering the ear.

Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids consist of a hard plastic case worn behind the ear and connected to a plastic earmold that fits inside the outer ear. In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids fit completely inside the outer ear and are used for mild to severe hearing loss.

Canal aids fit into the ear canal and are available in two styles. The in-the-canal (ITC) hearing aid is made to fit the size and shape of a persons ear canal. A completely-in-canal (CIC) hearing aid is nearly hidden in the ear canal. Both types are used for mild to moderately severe hearing loss.