I want to ask the doctor if there is a better way to repair the eardrum without surgery or making an incision in the ear. The doctor later said it was to see if it could heal itself, until now, the child will have to go to the military at the end of this year, we are very anxious Is there a better way to heal without an incision. A: Most traumatic tympanic membrane perforations can heal on their own, but if it takes more than a month to grow well, only surgery can be performed.