• A myringotomy is a surgical procedure in which an incision is created in the eardrum (tympanic membrane) to relieve pressure caused by excessive buildup...
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    grommet, myringotomy tube, or pressure equalizing tube, is a small tube inserted into the eardrum via a surgical procedure called myringotomy to keep the...
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    ear. If this does not occur naturally, a myringotomy (tympanotomy, tympanostomy) can be performed. A myringotomy is a surgical procedure in which a tiny...
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  • option. This treatment is known as either a unilateral or bilateral myringotomy. 50% of patients reported relief of patulous Eustachian tube symptoms...
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    months. This condition sometimes requires a surgical procedure called myringotomy and tube insertion. Otitis interna, or labyrinthitis, involves the inner...
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    resection Decannulation Laryngomalacia Laryngotracheal reconstruction Myringotomy and tubes Obstructive sleep apnea – pediatric Tonsillectomy Dysphonia/hoarseness...
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    transplantation Ears Otoplasty Stapedectomy · Mastoidectomy · Auriculectomy Myringotomy Respiratory Rhinoplasty · Septoplasty Rhinectomy · Laryngectomy · Pneumonectomy...
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  • innumerable, countless, infinite myriad myring(o)- eardrum Latin myringa, eardrum myringotomy myx(o)- mucus Greek μύξᾰ (múxa), mucus, nasal discharge myxoma...
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    diagnostic tympanocentesis (drainage of fluid from the middle ear) or myringotomy (creation of incision in the eardrum). The surgical head consists of...
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    performed (while continuing the medication). The most common procedure is a myringotomy, a small incision in the tympanic membrane (eardrum), or the insertion...
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