Canaloplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of the auditory canal, as in aural atresia. Related terms are meatoplasty (surgical repair of the meatus, or opening, to the canal) and otoplasty (surgical repair of the pinna, or external ear).
Stapedoplasty is surgical repair of the stapes.
Labyrinthoplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of the labyrinth of the inner ear. -plasty is the medical terminology suffix meaning repair.
Otoplasty is surgical repair of the outer ear.Otoplasty
Otoplasty is surgical repair or reshaping of the ear.
Myringotomy or tympanotomy is the term for surgical incision into the eardrum. It may be done to create an opening for the placement of tympanostomy tubes or to drain fluid.tympanoplastytympan/o means eardrum-plasty surgical incisionMyringotomy
Otitis media is the term used for an infection of the middle ear. Oti- means ear; -tis means inflammation and med- means middle. This infection occurs between the tympanic membrane (ear drum) and the inner ear. Either bacterial infections, which include Staph, or viral infections, due to Influenza, are causes. Fungal infections also occur.
Stapedectomy is a surgical procedure in which the innermost bone (stapes) of the three bones.of the middle ear is removed, and replaced with a small plastic tube of stainless-steel wire (a prosthesis) to improve the movement of sound to the inner ear.
The auditory tube (aka Eustachian tube) opens at one end in the middle ear and the other end in the pharynx (throat). It is important in maintaining the correct air pressure in the middle ear, but it is also the means of bacteria getting up into the middle ear and causing earaches or otitis media.
I actually had both ear drums ruptured August 2008. After seeing an ear specialist, I found that your ear drums will most likely heal on their own in approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Your doctor will want to schedule a follow up to make sure they are healing. If not, possibly surgical repair.
OtosclerosisOtosclerosis is ankylosis (fusion) of the bones of the middle ear, resulting in conductive hearing loss.Otosclerosis
The bones of the ear are located in the middle ear and are called the ossicles, which include the malleus, incus, and stapes. The middle ear is a small cavity that conducts sound to the inner ear by means of these three tiny, linked, moveable bones. ( I got it from Google)
An auriculectomy is the surgical removal of the ear.
Type II tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure to repair a perforated eardrum and reconstruct the middle ear structures. It involves making an incision behind the ear to access the middle ear, removing any diseased tissue, and then grafting a piece of tissue (often taken from the temporalis muscle) onto the perforation to close it. The aim is to restore hearing and prevent recurrent ear infections.
Well if your ear itches means nothing triust me