Tympanic membrane perforations from water sports: treatment and outcome.
A study of 15 patients with 17 tympanic membrane perforations resulting from water sports was carried out. Most small perforations healed spontaneously. Perforations that persisted after 8 weeks were treated surgically, usually with the office paper patch procedure. A frequent history of middle ear problems in these patients suggests that middle ear dysfunction may play a role in the occurrence and delayed healing of traumatic perforations.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001299:Audiometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery