How to treat calcification of the tympanic membrane

The treatment of tympanic membrane calcification generally includes conservative treatment and surgery, and the specific treatment should be chosen according to the severity of the patient’s tympanic membrane calcification. Calcification of the tympanic membrane is a recurrent chronic inflammation of the tympanic membrane, which results in localized thickening of the tympanic membrane with patches of white deposits, often located in the fibrous layer of the tympanic membrane. For patients with tympanic membrane calcification, there are no drugs that can directly treat it, so once it occurs, you can only choose conservative treatment or surgical treatment, but the whole process of calcification is relatively slow, and regular review is needed. 1. Conservative treatment: Calcification of the tympanic membrane is usually caused by chronic otitis media that is not treated in time or not treated thoroughly. If the patient only has mild tympanic membrane calcification and normal hearing, conservative treatment is possible, i.e., regular observation and review of tympanic membrane calcification through electronic otoscopy. The patient should try not to wear headphones in daily life to minimize the stimulation of the tympanic membrane and avoid tympanic membrane perforation. 2. Surgery: If the patient’s tympanic membrane calcification is serious and has affected hearing, which seriously affects the patient’s daily life, surgery should be performed. For the surgery of tympanic membrane calcification, the current clinical acceptance is mainly to remove the calcified foci under otoscopy, and then perform tympanic membrane repair to restore the patient’s hearing. Patients who are found to have calcification of the tympanic membrane should follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.