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2018-10-10 01:15:22
Hello, My name is santosh and I have a hole in my right ear drum 2 weeks before as my frnd hitted me with very force on the right ear , was not having any sort of pain or discharge from the ear, went to ENT and they advised for a surgery but currently I'm not able to go through the surgery . Please let me know if I can wait for a month so that it can self heal and is there is problem if I delay it for a month with the needed care of it.
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Usually traumatic perforation of tympanic membrane heals within 3 to 6 weeks without any treatment. You should wait atleast 6 weeks before undergoing any surgery. Make sure you keep your ear dry

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