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How to treat my perforated eardrum...it almost two years now...but no problem in hearing. can i use headphones and answer the calls with the same year?

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Dr. Jeff Durgin answered

Specializes in Surgery

Perforated eardrum : Many eardrum perforations heal on their own and in cases where they do not there is a surgical procedure to transfer tissue to patch the tympanic membrane. It would be acceptable to use headphones and answer phone calls. I would however be cautious in getting water in the ear or using q-tips as this could allow passage of material past the tympanic membrane into the middle ear. I recommend that you see an ENT for further evaluation.

Answered 6/10/2014

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