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What Causes Perforation In Ear Drum?

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2015

Question: hi ,

My mother is 65 years of age and praactically not able to hear at all. she has a problem of the ears like perforation in eardrum, getting wetness in monsoons etc.
Is there any cure for this kind of deafness. pls advise.

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
mixed hearing loss- requires audiometry.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your mother is having deafness.

Answers and suggestions.

1. Perforation in ear drum, getting infected with monsoon suggestive of chronic suppurative media (chronic infection in ear drum). It will cause conductive deafness.

2. In senility, aged onset deafness occurs due to nerve (responsible for hearing) degeneration leading to sensorineural deafness.

In my opinion, your mother is having mixed hearing loss, where hearing loss will be in higher degree. (conductive +sensorineural).

In case of severe loss, in elderly person, hearing aids are the choice of treatment.

I suggest you to do a audiometry to know the degree and type of deafness. Depending on the loss, treatment can be started.

Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (22 minutes later)

thank you sir. Could you pls suggest any clinics where the audiometry along with effective resolution can be achieved.

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
links of centres

Detailed Answer:

Hello again,

Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.

Here with I am attaching the links of the hospitals, where you can get audiological tests.

http://www.sgh.com.sg/Clinical-Departments-Centers/ENT-Centre/Pages/ent-ear-nose-throat-centre.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Medical_Centre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Alvernia_Hospital_and_Medical_Centre

All the best. Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (17 minutes later)

i am really sorry for not mentioning that, i am looking for clinics in XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
centres at XXXXXXX

Detailed Answer:

Hello again,

Here are the links.

http://phmedicalcentre.com/ent_n_audiometry.asp
http://www.ashclinic.com/smryf.html
http://www.hiranandanihospital.org/content/audiology.html
http://www.ayjnihh.nic.in/aw/awareness/schemes.html

All the best.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (1 hour later)

hi....pls find the audiogram test..could you diagnose for a effective resolution please.

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hearing aid trial

Detailed Answer:

Hello again,

Your audiogtam reveals mixed hearing loss with moderate to severe deafness.

In my opinion, she is an ideal candidate for hearing aid.

Kindly go ahead.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (27 minutes later)

hello,
we also have the hearing aids for both ears. However the problem is as soon as those aids are worn, in absence of any fresh air the ears start discharging and the same vicious cycle of pain starts. The problem is discharging in event of wearing the aid. This is the problem I am in search to resolve. pls advise precisely.

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Needs Ent and audiologist consultation

Detailed Answer:

Hello agin,

I suggest you to follow these measures to overcome her periodic draining ears.

1. Get evaluated with ent surgeon for source of infection (allergic rhinitis, psoriasis, cholesteatamoa or dermatitis).

2. You need to discuss with the audiologist BC (bone conduction hearing aid), RIC (receiver in the canal) are the varieties can be used in infected ears, where receiver is a small tube, will not have contact with ear canal skin.

Hope, I have answered your query.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (1 hour later)

thankyou. could you pls refer me a good ENT specialist for this. I stay near Vikhroli. However distance does not matter for reaching out to a good ENT spclst.

Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Names of doctors and hospitals.

Detailed Answer:

Hello again,

You can visit-

1. Lilavati Hospital - Dr.Pusulkar

2. Nanavati Hospital - Dr.Morvani.

3. Hinduja Hospital - Dr.Kirtane.

Take care..

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E