Tympanic membrane rupture: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Gray907.png|thumb|Ear anatomy]] | [[File:Gray907.png|thumb|Ear anatomy]] | ||
===Causes=== | ===Causes=== | ||
*Blunt trauma (hand blow to ear, fall, direct hit) | *[[blunt head trauma|Blunt trauma]] (hand blow to ear, fall, direct hit) | ||
*Penetrating trauma (Q-tip, matchstick, gunshot wound, welding spark) | *Penetrating trauma (Q-tip, matchstick, gunshot wound, welding spark) | ||
*Direct ear trauma | *Direct ear trauma | ||
*Lightning strike | *[[Lightning]] strike | ||
*Barotrauma | *[[Barotrauma]] | ||
**Blast injury | **[[Blast injury]] | ||
**Air travel | **Air travel | ||
**[[Diving Emergencies|Scuba diving]] | **[[Diving Emergencies|Scuba diving]] | ||
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[[File:PerforationTympan.jpg|thumb|Larger perforation (acute)]] | [[File:PerforationTympan.jpg|thumb|Larger perforation (acute)]] | ||
[[File:Otitis chron mesotymp 3.jpg|thumb|Larger perforation (chronic)]] | [[File:Otitis chron mesotymp 3.jpg|thumb|Larger perforation (chronic)]] | ||
*Ear pain | *[[earache|Ear pain]] | ||
*History of barotrauma or direct ear trauma | *History of barotrauma or direct ear trauma | ||
*May also have: | |||
**[[hearing loss]] | |||
**[[Vertigo]] | |||
**[[Nystagmus]] | |||
**[[Ataxia]] | |||
**[[Cranial nerve palsies|Facial nerve injury]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
*Typically clinical | *Typically clinical | ||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
Definition of "complicated or large perforation" (see management): | |||
*Significant [[hearing loss]] (≥40 dB) | |||
*[[Vertigo]] | |||
*[[Nystagmus]] | |||
*[[Ataxia]] | |||
*[[Cranial nerve palsies|facial nerve injury]] | |||
*Large perforation with folded over edges | |||
*Prolonged healing | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
===Isolated, Small Perforation=== | |||
**Antibiotic ear drops for contaminated wounds - [[ciprofloxacin]] suspension (more appropriately viscous than solution) | **Antibiotic ear drops for contaminated wounds - [[ciprofloxacin]] suspension (more appropriately viscous than solution) | ||
**Water precautions (keeping water out of the middle ear), avoid forceful Valsalva | **Water precautions (keeping water out of the middle ear), avoid forceful Valsalva | ||
**Reevaluation with PCM, typical healing within 4-6 weeks | **Reevaluation with PCM, typical healing within 4-6 weeks | ||
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* | ===Isolated, Small Perforation (Pediatric)=== | ||
*For perforation due to [[otitis media]], PO [[antibiotics]] preferred over topical | |||
===Complicated or Large Perforation=== | |||
''See Diagnosis section for definition'' | |||
*As for simple perforations (see above), plus: | |||
**Urgent evaluation by ENT | **Urgent evaluation by ENT | ||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Outpatient management | *Outpatient management | ||
**Complicated or larger perforations require expedited ENT follow up | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 2 July 2020
Background
Causes
- Blunt trauma (hand blow to ear, fall, direct hit)
- Penetrating trauma (Q-tip, matchstick, gunshot wound, welding spark)
- Direct ear trauma
- Lightning strike
- Barotrauma
- Blast injury
- Air travel
- Scuba diving
Clinical Features
- Ear pain
- History of barotrauma or direct ear trauma
- May also have:
Differential Diagnosis
Ear Diagnoses
External
- Auricular hematoma
- Auricular perichondritis
- Cholesteatoma
- Contact dermatitis
- Ear foreign body
- Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome)
- Malignant otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Otomycosis
- Tympanic membrane rupture
Internal
- Acute otitis media
- Chronic otitis media
- Mastoiditis
Inner/vestibular
Evaluation
- Typically clinical
Diagnosis
Definition of "complicated or large perforation" (see management):
- Significant hearing loss (≥40 dB)
- Vertigo
- Nystagmus
- Ataxia
- facial nerve injury
- Large perforation with folded over edges
- Prolonged healing
Management
Isolated, Small Perforation
- Antibiotic ear drops for contaminated wounds - ciprofloxacin suspension (more appropriately viscous than solution)
- Water precautions (keeping water out of the middle ear), avoid forceful Valsalva
- Reevaluation with PCM, typical healing within 4-6 weeks
Isolated, Small Perforation (Pediatric)
- For perforation due to otitis media, PO antibiotics preferred over topical
Complicated or Large Perforation
See Diagnosis section for definition
- As for simple perforations (see above), plus:
- Urgent evaluation by ENT
Disposition
- Outpatient management
- Complicated or larger perforations require expedited ENT follow up