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Sound in ear
My brother cracked crackers. Mistakenly it cracked on his hand. It got injury on his hand and his ear also damaged.
Doctor prescribed it's traumatic perforation.
Traumatic perforation will heal by itself??
He is telling that he is hearing one kind of sound occasionally on his ear.
Please suggest.
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A perforated (burst) eardrum is a hole or tear in your eardrum. It usually gets better on its own within 2 months. No treatment is needed unless it gets infected .
He may experience some difficulty in hearing , ringing or buzzibg soubd in ear , giddiness , pain etc
Next Steps
If getting any ear discharge may have to be treat with antibiotics
Health Tips
-take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen to ease any pain
-put a large piece of cotton wool covered in petroleum jelly in your outer ear when you wash your hair to stop water getting in
-do not go swimming or get your ear wet until your eardrum heals
-do not put anything inside your ear, such as cotton buds or eardrops (unless a doctor recommends them)
-try not to blow your nose too hard because this can damage your eardrum as it heals
If you have anymore doubts , kindly take an online consultation
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Dr. Niveda Ramachandran
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
1 yrs exp
Chennai
Please doe PTA to see the degree of any hearing loss if present.
If symptoms persists and the perforation doesn’t close on its own, surgery might be required.
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Consult ENT
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Dr. Satguru Saran Singh
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Bareilly
Go for pure tone audiometry test
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