The Supreme Courtâs conservative wing displayed skepticism about federal voting rights legislation when it struck down a key section of the landmark Voting Rights Act in 2013, so there are high stakes for the lawsuits in Ohio, North Carolina and elsewhere.
A retracted eardrum is a condition whereby the eardrum is sucked or pulled into the area behind it. This may arise due to low pressure in middle ear area. The eardrum is a thin flexible membrane that separates middle ear from outer ear. It is called the tympanic membrane. Infections may also cause a retracted eardrum.
Definition. Tympanic membrane perforation, or a ruptured eardrum, is a hole in the eardrum (tympanic membrane). The eardrum is a very thin membrane made of tissue that separates the middle ear from the ear canal.The eardrum aids in hearing and in preventing bacteria and other foreign matter from entering the middle ear.or those that have symptoms, a ruptured eardrum may cause: 1  Earache, severe and increasing in its severity. 2  Earache, severe, then subsides, then is followed by discharge from the ear. 3  Drainage from the earâmay have blood or pus.