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How do you fix a little hole in ear drum? What is the procedure? Does it hurt?

Dr. Oscar Novick, University of Bern Faculty of Medicine Answered Mar. 18, 2013
56 years experience in Pediatrics
Self fixing. The hole or perforation closes up by itself as part of a healing process.
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