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  2. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    for use in the ear canal; smaller than Tilly's and has a better "biting" action •Hunter Tod's forceps: for use in the ear canal •Fagge's aural forceps: for use in the ear canal •Waugh's long dissecting forceps: used for dissection like on the tonsils, also to catch bleeding points and putting in swabs •Wilson's tonsil artery forceps

  3. Hemotympanum - Wikipedia

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    Following nasal surgery or frequent nosebleeds, gauze or cotton may be inserted into the nose to stop the bleeding. This process is called therapeutic nasal packing. Nasal packing sometimes causes blood to back up into the middle ear, causing hemotympanum. Removing the packing may allow the blood to drain from the ear.

  4. Perforated eardrum - Wikipedia

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    Normal ear drum. A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a prick in the eardrum. It can be caused by infection (otitis media), trauma, overpressure (loud noise), inappropriate ear clearing, and changes in middle ear pressure. An otoscope can be used to view the eardrum to diagnose a perforation. Perforations may heal naturally ...

  5. Preauricular sinus and cyst - Wikipedia

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    Each involves the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. [ 3 ] Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and parts of Africa.

  6. Why some people have a small hole in front of their upper ears

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    Why some people have a small hole in front of their upper ears. Kelsey Weekman. November 29, 2016 at 2:33 PM. There is a birth defect of the ear that is visible and relatively common around the world.

  7. Myringotomy - Wikipedia

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    The ear is washed and a small incision made in the eardrum. Any fluid that is present is then aspirated, the tube of choice inserted, and the ear packed with cotton to control any slight bleeding that might occur. This is known as conventional (or cold knife) myringotomy and usually heals in one to two days. [13]

  8. Eustachian tube - Wikipedia

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    In severe cases of childhood middle ear infections and Eustachian tube blockage, ventilation can be provided by a surgical puncturing of the eardrum to permit air equalization, known as myringotomy. The eardrum would normally naturally heal and close the hole, so a tiny plastic rimmed grommet is inserted into the hole to hold it open.

  9. Bloody ears and worried flyers: Travelers describe scary ...

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    A Delta Airlines flight had to return minutes after takeoff as passengers’ noses began bleeding when the cabin failed to pressurize as it climbed high into the air.. The Boeing 737-900 plane ...