Ancient Maori Technique of Eardrum Perforation Repairs - Chicken Bone and Cobwebs

New Zealand ENT Dr. David Grayson  alerted me via Twitter to the interesting factoid that the Maori (indigenous Polynesians of New Zealand) were performing eardrum perforation repairs using a technique that is startlingly similar to the way eardrum repairs today are performed. Of course, we currently use instruments better than a chicken bone and spider cobwebs. Read the description! This description was documented by Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore (1918-2015). The first video shows actua…

6/12/2017 0

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Can Ear Drops Increase Risk of Eardrum Perforation?

With ear tube placement, there is a baseline 2-10% risk that a persistent hole in the eardrum will occur after the tubes come out. However, a study came out in April 2017 suggesting that commonly used antibiotic ear drops to treat ear infections when ear tubes are present may increase the risk of such persistent eardrum perforations after the tubes come out (post-TT TMP). Specifically, antibiotic ear drops belonging to the fluoroquinolone class is associated with an increased risk of per…

4/20/2017 0

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Eardrum Hole Repair Video

This video  demonstrates how a large hole in the eardrum is repaired through the ear canal using an underlay technique. Both animation and actual surgery are shown to illustrate this procedure. With this repair, hearing loss may be reversed and any chronic ear drainage problems may be resolved. This video was created in collaboration with  Dr. Ashkan Monfared  who is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery, Director of Otology and Neurotology at George Washington University Med…

10/29/2015 0

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