Does a perforated eardrum affect hearing? How much does my eardrum perforation affect my hearing?

Updated on healthy 2024-05-04
21 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    For hearing, the eardrum does not play as much of a role as people think. The tympanic membrane is of great significance in the transmission of sound, the amplification of signals, and the protection of deep auditory organs from invasion. The most obvious example is that once the eardrum is perforated, it is possible for pathogenic bacteria to enter the middle ear through the perforation, causing inflammation of the middle ear.

    Once the inflammation of the middle ear occurs, it is not easy to do it, and it often reverses, and in severe cases, pathogenic bacteria will break into the brain and harm the central nervous system.

    There are many causes of tympanic membrane damage, such as trauma, inflammation of the outer and middle ears, knockout, etc. Invagination of the tympanic membrane is usually associated with abnormal function of the Eustachian tube, the channel that communicates the throat and middle ear during an upper respiratory tract infection ("upper sense").

    Hearing impairment due to eardrum problems is considered conductive hearing loss, and hearing loss with conductive hearing loss alone is generally not more than 60db. Theoretically, hearing loss from a simple tympanic membrane problem should not exceed 40db. For example, when the tympanic membrane perforation area accounts for 40% of the tympanic membrane area, the average hearing loss is 22db; Perforation is 65% when the average hearing loss.

    In other words, the tympanic membrane, despite its importance, does not cause too severe hearing loss even if it is completely absent.

    Pay attention to your hearing and enjoy the good life.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Yes, it has an impact, and you can observe and test your hearing at any time.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    1. Hearing loss.

    When the eardrum is perforated, the entire area of the eardrum vibration is reduced, which will reduce the entry of external sounds into the ear, which will affect the nerve reflexes of the brain and cause hearing loss.

    2. Cause otitis media.

    The eardrum is located between the external auditory canal and the middle ear, which can not only prevent the middle ear from communicating with the outside world, but also prevent foreign objects such as sewage from entering the middle ear to avoid the invasion of germs and bacteria. However, when the eardrum is perforated, the middle ear will be exposed, and it is easy to be infected by the outside world, which will cause otitis media, and in severe cases, it will also lead to a decline in the function of the inner ear nerves, and further infection will cause damage to the nerves of the face and brain.

    3. Promote the destruction of the ossicular chain.

    After the eardrum is perforated, it is easy to form cholesteatoma, and cholesteatoma will destroy the surrounding bone structure, which is manifested as dislocation of the ossicular chain or fracture, displacement, etc., which will affect normal hearing, and cholesteatoma will also cause certain damage to the surrounding lymphatic vessels, facial nerves, etc., and it is irreversible.

    Simple perforation of the eardrum, the perforation is small, and there is no infection, the general impact is not large, and it will gradually heal itself with the transfer of time, but if the factors that cause the eardrum wound are more complex, or the phenomenon of infection has been triggered, it will lead to the above complications, so when the eardrum perforation occurs, it is recommended to see a clinician in time to give the best guidance according to the specific condition to reduce the probability of complications.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    How much does it affect hearing, it is best to go for a hearing test. Get a complete picture of your hearing.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Tympanic membrane perforation is a more complex and serious ear disease, after the perforation of the eardrum of the human body, the patient's hearing is seriously reduced, which not only endangers the health of the ear, but also interferes with the usual life, it can be seen that the harm caused by the perforation of the eardrum is particularly serious, and it needs to attract the attention of friends, so what are the dangers of tympanic membrane perforation?

    1. The tympanic membrane perforation disease is extraordinary, affecting a large number of patients and friends, damaging the health of the patient's eardrum, the disease will lead to the patient's middle ear and the outside world, and when swimming, washing hair or picking ears, the entry of bacteria is easy to cause otitis media, if used improperly, it may also induce the decline of inner ear nerve function, which is more difficult, the most serious is that the middle ear anti-inflammation will also lead to bone ulcer type or cholesteatoma type otitis media, when the bone is eroded, It can lead to meningitis, facial nerve palsy, brain abscess and other intracranial and extracranial complications, and even endanger the patient's life.

    2. When the symptoms of tympanic membrane perforation occur in the ear, the patient's middle ear protection has been seriously damaged, the tympanic membrane is an important portal of the middle ear, mainly separated from the outer ear by the tympanic membrane, protecting the middle ear cavity, when the perforation occurs, the external sewage, bacteria, foreign bodies can pass through the perforation, thus entering the middle ear and causing the occurrence of infection, which will also lead to pus, which seriously infringes on the patient's ear health.

    3. Perforation of the tympanic membrane will cause a significant decrease in the patient's hearing, the sound first vibrates to the eardrum, and then passes to the cochlea through the ossicular chain of the middle ear, which then leads to nerve reflexes and forms hearing, after the tympanic membrane is perforated, the effective vibration area of the tympanic membrane will be significantly reduced, and the energy of external sound waves will be transmitted to the inner ear, resulting in significant weakening and symptoms of hearing loss.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    A perforated eardrum can affect a person's hearing as well as their physical health.

    1. After the tympanic membrane is perforated, it will lose the protective effect it should have, which will make the middle ear communicate with the outside world, so that when the human body swims, washes or digs the ears, it will easily cause bacteria and viruses to enter the ear, which will cause the middle ear to be infected, and the situation of pus will occur, which is easy to induce otitis media. Meningitis, brain abscess and other intracranial and extracranial complications are life-threatening, and the consequences are more serious, so more attention must be paid to them.

    2. Perforation of the eardrum is easy to cause hearing loss, because the sound first vibrates the eardrum of the human body, and then transmits to the cochlea through the position of the middle ear, which causes the nerve reflex of the human body, thus forming hearing, if the phenomenon of perforation of the eardrum occurs, it will cause the area of the eardrum vibration of the human body to be much less than normal, so that the sound waves from the outside world will become weaker after entering the inner ear, so that the hearing of the human body will decline.

    3. If the tympanic membrane perforation is relatively small, this situation can be automatically healed without **, but if the perforation is relatively large, it should be paid attention to, otherwise it will bring great damage to the human body, and the natural barrier protection effect will be lost, causing great harm to health.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The most direct harm of perforated eardrum is that it affects hearing. The slight eardrum perforation is not very noticeable, maybe it is just a little painful, and the sound is like being in the dark. However, if you don't take proper precautions and an infection develops inside your ear, your hearing will plummet.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Perforated eardrum can cause a series of symptoms such as tinnitus, deafness, ear pain, and otitis externa. Sensitivity to sound will be reduced, which will not only cause hearing loss, but may also cause tinnitus. After the tympanic membrane is perforated, the defense ability of the external auditory canal is weakened, and it is susceptible to interference in the middle ear, causing otitis externa.

    In severe cases, it may spread to the skull and cause meningitis.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Eardrum perforation, the main harm is the impact on hearing, if the hearing is affected, it will be obvious that the perforated ear hearing loss, some people will have tinnitus, affect sleep, affect normal life. If the eardrum is perforated in the tympanic membrane of chronic purulent otitis media, it will repeatedly affect the quality of life.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The tympanic membrane to the ear is to transmit sound, the second is to play an isolation barrier on the middle ear, protect the middle ear, the tympanic membrane perforation will have a certain impact on the transmission of sound resulting in hearing loss, in addition to ordinary life such as washing hair and bathing, swimming, there is no eardrum block, water into the middle ear after bringing a little virus, bacteria are easy to cause inflammation of the middle ear, long-term reversal, will lead to the decline of the function of the middle ear and even the inner ear, further causing hearing loss. If you have earache, runny ears, or pus, it is recommended to seek medical attention promptly.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Hello, the perforation of the eardrum must have some effects, generally speaking, if the perforation of the eardrum is more severe, it may directly affect the hearing, and may also cause tinnitus, etc., it is recommended to go to the hospital to see an otolaryngology department in time.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    The effect of eardrum perforation is that the perforation of the eardrum is not only hearing loss, but also the protective effect of the middle ear is also damaged. It can also cause otitis media.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    1. The location of the tympanic membrane perforation is at the edge of the tympanic membrane, which may be secondary to cholesteatoma.

    2. Perforation of the eardrum caused by trauma and pus may lead to hearing loss and other consequences.

    3. Perforation of the eardrum increases the risk of secondary infection of the ear.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    The adverse effect of a perforated eardrum is that it affects your hearing. Hearing will decrease. You won't be able to hear the outside world.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Eardrum perforation will definitely have an impact on future life, and may cause deafness, so it is necessary to pay attention to the phenomenon of eardrum perforation, which will affect the hearing of the ear to a large extent.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    It may affect hearing, causing otitis media and inner ear damage.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Tympanic membrane perforation is a very harmful disease, 1. The occurrence of tympanic membrane perforation is easy to harden the patient's middle ear.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    A perforated eardrum may have an impact on the hearing of the ear, so you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to check it out and let the doctor treat you so as not to leave future troubles.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    What are the adverse effects? Eardrum perforation has a great impact on the body, so it must be timely**, otherwise it will have a great impact on physical health.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    1. Impact on hearing, if hearing is affected, it will be obvious that the hearing loss of the perforated ear will be felt.

    2. Some people will have tinnitus, which affects sleep and normal life.

    3. Perforation of the eardrum, if the tympanic membrane perforation of chronic purulent otitis media, repeated inflammatory attacks, and pus in the ear as soon as the water is entered, which greatly affects the quality of life, and in the process of reversal, the hearing is getting worse and worse, and there is a possibility of middle ear cholesteatoma. As the lesion gets worse, it must be intervened.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    Perforated eardrum has sudden, severe pain in the ear canal, bleeding from the ear canal, hearing loss, etc. Perforated eardrum is caused by infection or trauma to the eardrum of the middle ear, which causes the eardrum to break.

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