Tetanus is caused by an infection with the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which is commonly found in soil, saliva, dust, and manure. The bacteria generally enter through a break in the skin such as a cut or puncture wound by a contaminated object.
Confidence votes 20.9K. Types of ear surgery include stapedectomy, tympanoplasty, myringotomy and ear tube surgery, ear surgery to repair a perforated eardrum, cochlear implants, and tumor removal.  Minor edit? Save Cancel.
1 Type 1 involves repair of the tympanic membrane alone, when the middle ear is normal. 2  A type 1 tympanoplasty is synonymous to myringoplasty. 3  Type 2 involves repair of the tympanic membrane and middle ear in spite of slight defects in the middle ear ossicles.ympanoplasty can be performed through the ear canal (trascanal approach), through an incision in the ear (endaural approach) or through an incision behind the ear (postauricular approach). A graft may be taken to reconstruct the tympanic membrane.