There are different causes of tympanic membrane entrapment, and Chinese medicine treatments can assist in relieving tympanic membrane entrapment and related accompanying symptoms. Tympanic membrane invagination is a western medical term for the depression of the tympanic membrane into the tympanic cavity caused by obstruction or narrowing of the Eustachian tube. It is most commonly seen in acute eustachian tube infection, chronic eustachian tube obstruction, chronic cicatricial otitis media, adhesive otitis media, and pneumatic damage otitis media. Different causes of tympanic membrane invagination lead to different treatment methods. If it is caused by external wind-heat or heat-toxicity, traditional Chinese medicine can be used to regulate the condition. If there is effusion or adhesion and other conditions, it is recommended to be treated by surgery and other methods, the therapeutic effect is better than the method of traditional Chinese medicine. It is recommended to choose the appropriate treatment plan under the guidance of the doctor according to the different conditions of their own.