What does Ossiculoplasty mean?

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Ossiculoplasty is defined as the reconstruction of the ossicular chain. Conductive hearing loss from ossicular chain abnormalities may result from either discontinuity or fixation of the ossicular chain.

What is an Ossiculoplasty surgery?

Ossiculoplasty is the surgical restoration of the sound transmitting mechanism of the middle ear. A myriad of prosthetics and surgical techniques have been described over the last half-century, with no overall consensus on the ideal method of treatment.

How long does Ossiculoplasty surgery take?

The procedure for ossiculoplasty takes place under general anesthesia and takes approximately one to two hours. This is done either by itself or in conjunction with other procedures including mastoidectomy and ossicular chain reconstruction. An incision is made behind the ear to access the ear canal.

What kind of surgery is tympanoplasty?

A tympanoplasty is the surgical repair of a hole in the eardrum, which is known as a perforated eardrum. It is an inpatient procedure done under general anesthesia (or sometimes under local anesthesia), and takes two hours or more.

What is mastoidectomy tympanoplasty?

Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy refers to surgery performed to correct middle ear problems in both the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the small bones of the middle ear (mastoid bone) when medical treatment is not effective.

How is Tympanoplasty done?

In tympanoplasty, the surgeon will take a small piece of tissue from under the skin behind or above your child’s ear. This tissue is very much like eardrum tissue, and the surgeon will graft it across the eardrum hole. The graft encourages the normal eardrum tissue to grow across the hole.

What is Mastoidectomy tympanoplasty?

How long does it take to recover from a tympanoplasty?

Full tympanoplasty surgery recovery time can be 2 to 3 months. In fact, the hearing will probably be worse than it was before surgery until this packing dissolves.

Why does my ear keep popping after surgery?

It takes approximately six weeks for the blood and the packing material to resorb. You may begin to notice occasional popping of the ear several weeks after surgery. This is the result of resorption of the blood and entrance of air into the middle ear cavity. It is a normal part of the healing process.

What happens if Tympanoplasty fails?

Failure of tympanoplasty can occur either from an immediate infection during the healing period, from water getting into the ear, or from displacement of the graft after surgery. Most patients can expect a full “take” of the grafted eardrum and improvement in hearing.

How painful is a tympanoplasty?

PAIN – There is usually only mild pain following ear surgery. Some discomfort may be felt for the first 24 hours if a pressure dressing is applied to the ear. Once this is removed, however, most discomfort subsides. There may be occasional fleeting, stabbing pain in the ear up to one week after surgery.