Burn Perforation as a Method of Middle Ear Ventilation

1 February 1978

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Vol. 104 (2) , 79-81
https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1978.00790020021005

Abstract

• Eardrum perforation caused by burn is well known to have a tendency to resist closure. This unfavorable tendency can be turned to the benefit of patients with severe, Eustachian tube dysfunction. Pressure equalization of sufficient duration can be produced by making a burn perforation of the tympanic membrane. Multiple, small perforations placed closely or a large perforation of about one eighth of the tympanic membrane will remain patent and equalize pressure across the tympanic membrane for a period greater than three months. The procedure is of a minor nature comparable with myringotomy or with the removal of a plugged clot from a tube. (Arch Otolaryngol 104:79-81, 1978)

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