Tympanic membrane invagination can be divided into physiological causes and pathological causes. Physiological causes can usually be cured by themselves, while pathological causes need to be treated according to the specific causes and cannot be cured by themselves.
1. Physiological reasons: such as diving, airplanes and other physiological factors lead to tympanic membrane invagination, usually can be relieved by swallowing, chewing, puffing and other actions, often without special treatment can be self-cured.
2. Pathological causes: such as air pressure injury otitis media, acute eustachian tube infection, chronic otitis media, adhesive otitis media, etc., generally can be treated with medication and surgery.
(1) Drug treatment: generally for the primary disease treatment, such as inflammation of the ear and nose parts of the tympanic membrane caused by invagination can be under the guidance of the doctor oral medication, such as amoxicillin capsules, cefaclor extended-release capsules and so on.
(2) Surgical treatment: tympanocentesis or tubing, which is a kind of treatment for otitis media, using artificial methods to make the eardrum appear holes, so that the fluid inside the eardrum discharge, so as to achieve the therapeutic purpose.
For the treatment of tympanic membrane invagination, it is necessary to clarify the specific cause of the patient’s disease, and to treat the original disease, and it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor for treatment in a timely manner.