Regenerative Myringoplasty – A Case Report

Abstract

Dry perforation of the tympanic membrane cause hearing impairment and predispose the middle ear to infections. Small dry perforations can be closed by chemical cauterization using silver nitrate in an office setting. In a chemically induced myringoplasty all the five layers of tympanic membrane would be present akin to the normal tympanic membrane. It’s an effective means of tympanic membrane closure. In selected patients it restores hearing back to normal and allaying the patient of a irritable symptoms like tinnitus. It reduces the surgical waiting list. It also saves time and money for the patient, surgeon and hospital. We present a case report of 35 year old male diagnosed to have permanent perforation syndrome he was managed successfully in an office setting with complete closure of the perforation restoring his hearing to normal.