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I Have Hole In My Eardrum
Dear Sir, I have hole in my eardrum. I want to know exactly what is done in the surgery (process of surgery) to repair the hole in eardrum ?
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Hi. The procedure will be decided by the doctor once he has a look at your ear. The general procedure is called tympanoplasty which is a surgical operation to correct damage to the middle ear and restore the integrity of bones of the middle ear and the ear drum. Tympano- comes from the Greek tympanon meaning drum.
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