{"id":2316,"date":"2020-11-11T17:45:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T22:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2020-11-11T17:45:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T22:45:43","slug":"how-serious-is-a-ruptured-eardrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/how-serious-is-a-ruptured-eardrum\/","title":{"rendered":"How Serious Is a Ruptured Eardrum?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A ruptured eardrum, also called a tympanic membrane perforation,<\/a> is a hole or tear in the membrane that separates your ear canal from your middle ear. This can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss, as well as make your middle ear more vulnerable to infection. While a ruptured eardrum typically heals within a few weeks on its own, it\u2019s still important to have your ear checked by an audiologist or ENT.<\/p>\n\n\n Signs that your eardrum has ruptured include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many potential causes of a ruptured eardrum<\/a>. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you suspect that you\u2019ve ruptured your eardrum, call your doctor right away. The inner and middle ear contain delicate structures that are vulnerable to injury or disease, and it\u2019s important to be evaluated by an expert to ensure they don\u2019t have lasting damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At your appointment, the doctor will examine the ear with a lighted instrument called an otoscope. If they suspect an infection or hearing loss, lab tests and hearing evaluations may be ordered. To schedule an appointment for an evaluation, call the experts at Augusta ENT today.<\/p>\n\n\n A ruptured eardrum, also called a tympanic membrane perforation, is a hole or tear in the membrane that separates your ear canal from your middle ear. This can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss, as well as make your middle ear more vulnerable to infection. While a ruptured eardrum typically heals within a few weeks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"10","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"(706) 868-5676 | A ruptured eardrum, also called a tympanic membrane perforation, is a hole or tear in the membrane that separates ...","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2321,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316\/revisions\/2321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What Are the Symptoms of a Ruptured Eardrum?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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What Causes the Eardrum to Rupture?<\/h2>\n\n\n
When to See a Doctor for a Ruptured Eardrum<\/h2>\n\n\n
Learn More About Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n