Search Health Information Eardrum repair refers to one or more
surgical procedures that are done to correct a tear or other
damage to the eardrum (tympanic membrane). Ossiculoplasty is the
repair of the small bones in the middle ear. Myringoplasty;
Tympanoplasty; Ossiculoplasty; Ossicular reconstruction;
Tympanosclerosis - surgery; Ossicular discontinuity - surgery;
Ossicular fixation - surgery Most patients (and all children)
receive general anesthesia . This means they are asleep and
pain-free. The surgeon will make a cut behind the ear or inside
the ear canal. Depending on what needs to be done, the surgeon
will: - Clean out any infection or dead tissue on the eardrum or
in the middle ear. - Patch the eardrum with a piece of the
patient's own tissue taken from a vein or muscle sheath (called
tympanoplasty). This procedure will usually take 2 - 3 hours. -
Remove, replace, or repair one or more of the three little bones
in the middle ear (called ossuculoplasty) - Repair smaller holes
in the eardrum by placin