tympanostomy

Examples

• All

• If medication fails, most otolaryngologists resort to surgical placement of tympanostomy tubes.

  Academic text (2005)

• Improved postoperative hearing was noted, and tympanostomy tube insertion was shown to be safe.

  Academic text (2005)

• Another route is through a tympanostomy opening onto Gelfoam that has been placed in the round window niche.

  Academic text (1999)

• Is there such an entity as CSOM in a child with a tympanostomy tube?

  Academic text (2005)

• Post reported that biofilms have been isolated on tympanostomy tubes taken from children.

  Academic text (2002)

• The nature of a tympanostomy tube's surface might be a determining factor in whether a biofilm forms.

  Academic text (2002)

• In this office procedure, the wick is inserted through a tympanostomy tube into the round window niche.

  Academic text (2001)

• Removing or replacing a tympanostomy tube has its advantages and disadvantages.

  Academic text (2006)

• Parents and other caregivers expressed great satisfaction with tympanostomy tube insertion, and most would recommend the procedure.

  Academic text (2005)

• Our cost analysis suggests that tympanostomy tube insertion is a cost-effective treatment for otitis media.

  Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

M

myringotomy

vstympanostomy

• Specialized

1 9.9

A small cut in the eardrum to drain fluid and ease pressure in the middle ear

is a small opening aimed mainly at drainage and pressure equalization

T

tympanotomy

vstympanostomy

• Specialized

9.9

A small cut in the eardrum to drain fluid, relieve ear pressure, or fix the middle ear

is limited to a small opening for drainage and pressure equalization

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology