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.
Tympanoplasty is the surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or the small bones of the middle ear (ossicles).Contents. 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.