is it possible to replace the entire eardrum?
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no, it usually repairs itself if damaged
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only if you replace it with muscle
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You might want to see an ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) doctor. They specialize in that area...
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This has happened to me.  I finally discovered that there was a buildup of ear wax that had gotten so bad it completely filled the ear canal.  The only way to get it out that I found is ear wax drops you can get at a drugstore.  It usually takes a day or two of putting the drops in and flushing with water. It takes so long its easy to think it isn't working.  When it finally comes out it is a huge relief!\n\nGood luck!
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It's possible your ear is clogged with ear wax.  The doctor can flush it out, or you can buy an ear bulb and flush it out yourself with warm water.  Don't use anything else, as the pressure could be too high.  You could damage your ear drum.  The best way to do it is to get in the shower and flush it and flush it with the ear bulb.  Sometimes it takes several times to unclog it.  Once you get it unclogged, then just every time you take a shower, let the water from the regular showerhead flush it out.  If you do that, you may never have a problem again.
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what was wrong with your drum\ni just had a whole in my ear drum fixed and a misplaced bone in the inner ear replaced..my doctor was dr burgio out of jackson mi
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the tube in your ear.
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stapedius in the middle ear
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I would imagine doing something like that would expose your ear(s) to too much loud noise, and could damage your hearing.
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It isn't exactly harmful. If you do this for about 50 years you can probably encounter minor hearing loss if it at a normal level.
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If you were to break your ear drum because of an infection or explosion, you could expect 6 months for it to repair.\n\nThe tiny holes used for an tympancotomy should repair readily.  You don't say how you know a hole remains in the membrane, but it should repair within a month or two.  \n\nThe problems with your ear more than likely have to do with the eustachian tube dysfunction rather than the holes in your tympanic membrane.  \n\nYours is a complicated problem well beyond the scope of Yahoo! answers.  Continue to work with your ENT to arrive at a solution.  Good luck.
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You may be pushing the Q Tip in too far.  It is dangerous to use stuff like that to clear your ears with, as if you do go in too far you can perforate/break your eardrum.  You could even push the wax in further causing more problems.  Believe me, as someone who is hard of hearing, you don't want to go down that road...it's no joke truly.\n\nIf you need to loosen earwax use warm olive oil and if that doesn't work, arrange to have your ears syringed by a doctor or nurse.  If you are still having problems now, then I truly think you should seek medical advice.\n\nPlease take care...you cannot replace your hearing. (hearing aids are no substitute for natural hearing)
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If you are as fortunate as I was when this problem occurred, you will not suffer from hearing loss.  I sought medical advice due to fairly substantial pain when the eardrum ruptured.  The doctor reassured me that the damage would heal on it's own and that there really was no treatment normally used for this situation.  He was correct; it healed.  It took several weeks before it felt quite normal, but the problem did resolve itself.\n\nI wish you the best of luck.
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The doctors may wait to make sure that they retrieved all of the tumor before going forward with any other measures.  I dont know what the effect on his balance, etc. will be, but he can have his inner ear reconstructed.  I know someone who has had both of his ears done and hears more now than he has in years.\n\nGood luck to him.
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Yes.  You'll need to go to the doctor to get the correct antibiotic.  Last middle ear infection I had I was given antibiotic ear drops instead of pills and it worked great!
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I started my gagued out ears with a regular (healed) pierced hole, and gagued them out little by little. I was extremely happy with the results, but it took some time. I was going to have it gagued out larger initially, until I took into consideration the fact that there would be a void in my lobes should I ever decide I wanted a change. I am glad (in retrospect) that I didn't have them use the larger hollow needle to pierce them when I started, because my current job does not allow that type of body modification under the dress code. Although that is unsettling, it is a fact, and I now make ten dollars more on the hour. If you start out with a regular small hole, you can remove the plugs, retainers, etc. and your ears will go back to normal very quickly.
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Quite simply, yes.  I have some authority on this subject, as I used to be an acoustics consultant.\nWhen the eardrums are subject to this kind of assault, they can take a long time to recover after the sound has stopped.  A typical reaction is a ringing in the ears, which take literally take hours to fade away.  During this time, other sounds may not be clear.\nContinued / repeated exposure to excessively loud noise can result in the ears never being able to return to their 'normal' level - i.e. a level of deafness.\nIf people want to show off their cars, they could have some spectacular artwork painted on it.  This is something people could admire, instead of being subjected to ridiculous blasts of unwanted noise that really will produce the risk of deafness for the occupants. <End of rant>