Tympanic membrane closure

Eardrum closure surgery

The eardrum is a thin, oval membrane. It is approximately 0.1 mm thick and has a diameter of about 10 mm. The eardrum separates the outer ear from the middle ear. It not only protects the middle ear from germs, but also transmits sound waves as vibrations into the middle ear. If it is damaged or perforated (e.g. due to an accident or inflammation), hearing can be significantly impaired.

Through surgical intervention, we can repair the eardrum and restore hearing. For larger tears, we often use the patient’s own muscle or perichondrium, which we harvest from the temporal muscle or ear cartilage.

We perform the operation through the ear canal using special instruments under light general anaesthesia, either as an outpatient procedure and/or as an inpatient procedure.

The healing process takes around two weeks; during the first few weeks after the operation, strenuous physical activity and air travel should be avoided.