Ear
Treatments

Common Symptoms of a Middle Ear Infection include

• Ear Pain
• Reduced hearing
• Ear fullness
• Fever
• Fluid discharge
• Ringing sounds
• Pressure inside the ear

Children with a middle ear infection may become irritable, tug at their ears, or have trouble sleeping. Symptoms can vary from person to person. If your symptoms are severe or last for more than a few days, you should see our ENT Specialist to evaluate your condition.

The middle ear is an air-filled cavity behind your eardrum. It has three bones called the malleus, incus, and stapes. These bones help make sound vibrations louder. Even small problems can cause hearing loss if the middle ear is not working properly. If you are unsure about your hearing, you should consult our Best ENT Doctor, Dr. P.G. Visvanathan, to improve your hearing.

We treat Otitis Media, Chronic Ear Discharge, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Eardrum Perforations and Eardrum Dysfunction in our ENT Clinic in Coimbatore. All of these conditions are different in severity, but they should be given appropriate attention, as the untreated Middle Ear Disease may cause permanent hearing impairment.

Cholesteatoma is an abnormal skin growth that forms in the Middle Ear due to recurrent ear infections or a wound that is not healing. When untreated, it may destroy ear bones and cause severe complications such as Hearing Loss and spreading infections. It needs to be removed surgically and treatment usually involves Surgery to remove the growth and prevent complications.

Otosclerosis is a disease in which the abnormal development of the bone in the Middle Ear makes one of the small bones of hearing, typically the stapes, immobile and unable to vibrate normally. This leads to a gradual hearing impairment. The treatment can be either hearing aids or a surgical operation known as a stapedectomy. Treatment may include hearing aids or a Surgery called stapedectomy, depending on severity.

Glue Ear also known as Otitis Media with Effusion, is the accumulation of thick fluid in the Middle Ear without any indication of infection. It is quite common among young children and may lead to temporary Hearing Loss, which interferes with speech development. We manage it with watchful waiting, medication, or small ventilation tubes (grommets) placed in the eardrum when necessary.

Middle Ear issues are Middle Ear problems that usually affect hearing more than balance, which is commonly linked to the inner ear. But sometimes fluid accumulation or pressure swings in the Middle Ear may produce a fullness or slight imbalance. Our ENT Doctor in Coimbatore will assess the causes of your balance issues as either Middle Ear or the Inner Ear.

We perform Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy (when the ear has chronic infections), Ossiculoplasty (reconstruction of the hearing bones), Stapedectomy, and Grommet Insertion. All the operations are carried out with modern microsurgical instruments such as the Carl Zeiss Sensera Operating Microscope, which provides our ENT Surgeons with the magnification they require to operate in such a small, sensitive area.

Recovery duration varies depending on the Surgery. The insertion of grommets is a one-day Surgery. Tympanoplasty usually takes several weeks of special care. Mastoidectomy can be more time-consuming. At Vikram ENT Hospital, we maintain close contact with all patients after Surgery to ensure they are healing and to respond to any concerns.

Cochlear Implant Surgery may be recommended for people with severe to profound hearing loss who do not benefit enough from hearing aids. It is most commonly used when the inner ear cannot process sound effectively. A detailed hearing evaluation is required to determine suitability.