Recently, doctor, Ngo Chieu Khoan – Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at a hospital in Taiwan (China) shared regarding a rare disease case, attracting a lot of attention and attention from the public.
According to Dr. Ngo, a few days ago, following returning from camping in the mountains, a man had to go to the hospital for an examination because of unusual ear pain, his ears might no longer hear clearly, so he asked a doctor to check and advise. .
On closer examination, Dr. Ngo noticed that the man’s eardrum was raised, blood and clots were still bubbling in the ear canal, the tear was irregular in shape.
Doctor Ngo immediately turned his eyes towards girlfriend Accompany the patient and ask questions. At this time, the girl confessed that she has a hobby of biting and sucking her boyfriend’s ear with her tongue.
| The photo shows a damaged man’s ear, a perforated eardrum due to his girlfriend’s novel love interest. |
Then, Doctor Ngo pointed out, the main This strange act of love from a girlfriend caused the man to perforate his eardrum. Worth mentioning, when the eardrum is punctured, the ear canal is not dry, so it becomes infected. The puncture area is quite large, usually following a month he will recover, but because he has allergic rhinitis, it greatly affects his hearing, needs cleaning, medication and continuous monitoring.
According to Dr. Ngo, the human eardrum has 3 layers, the top layer is squamous epithelium, the middle layer is a fibrous layer, the innermost layer is a mucous membrane, theoretically the eardrum is very durable, very elastic, as long as it is not If the eardrum is infected, the damaged eardrum will usually heal on its own in 2 to 4 weeks.
However, if dirty water enters the middle ear cavity through the hole, it will easily cause infection and affect the healing process of the eardrum, reducing the ability to conduct hearing.
Therefore, if the eardrum is acutely perforated, the patient should not swim, avoid water splashing into the ear when bathing. If an accidental infection persists for more than 3 months and is not well controlled, go to the hospital immediately lest you develop chronic otitis media including discharge in the ear, hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, pain. ears, etc.
If the immune system is low, complications such as mastoiditis, encephalitis, meningitis, or brain abscess may occur. If clinically detect a person with chronic otitis media and perforated eardrum, doctors will prescribe surgical treatment, currently the success rate is very high, the wound is small, and the recovery is fast.
Doctor Ngo also warned the coupleBefore you change the way you have sex or have a strange hobby, you must learn it carefully to avoid rare accidents.
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