Who needs tympanoplasty and how it works

The main indication for tympanoplasty is damage to the hearing organs for various reasons. These may include chronic otitis media, perforated eardrums, and hearing loss.

In the first stage of surgery, the otosurgeon clears the middle ear of foci of infection and cholesteatoma (if present). In the second stage, the sound conducting apparatus is restored.

Because the hearing organs are made up of very tiny functional parts, tympanoplasty requires precision, focus and a high degree of professionalism. At the clinic. “MDI in Israel perform quality hearing restoration surgery using state-of-the-art protocols.

After tympanoplasty, the patient is rehabilitated for up to 4 weeks. When the postoperative swelling subsides, the otolaryngologist can evaluate the success of the intervention.

Preparation

In addition to standard blood and urine tests, a coagulogram, infection tests are prescribed. An EKG is also performed. An appointment with an anesthesiologist is mandatory, even though the operation is performed under local anesthesia. As part of the preparation, anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictive drugs for the middle ear are prescribed.

Contraindications

The main ones are chronic processes: otitis media and allergic otitis media. Intervention is not recommended if the patient is in a generally severe condition. The doctor always evaluates the possible benefits and complications. In some cases, it is safer to sacrifice hearing than to have surgery. There is a list of conditional contraindications, in which you can perform tympanoplasty, but preliminary consultation with several specialists is required.

Who is assigned to whom?

Tympanoplasty is done when:

• hearing loss;
• purulent, chronic inflammation;
• Auntie;
• mesotympanite;
• cholestoma.;
• tympanosclerosis.