Eardrum repair

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Myringoplasty; Tympanoplasty; Ossiculoplasty; Ossicular reconstruction; Tympanosclerosis - surgery; Ossicular discontinuity - surgery; Ossicular fixation - surgery

Risks for any surgery are:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Problems breathing
• Reactions to medications

Other risks include:

• Damage to the facial nerve or nerve controlling the sense of taste
• Damage to the small bones in the middle ear, causing hearing loss
• Dizziness or vertigo
• Incomplete healing of the hole in the eardrum
• Worsening of hearing, or, in rare cases, complete loss of hearing

Review Date: 08/03/2010
Reviewed By: Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Settle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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