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  • Title: Tympanic membrane perforations from water sports: treatment and outcome.
    Author: Rybak LP, Johnson DW.
    Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg; 1983 Dec; 91(6):659-62. PubMed ID: 6420748.
    Abstract:
    A study of 15 patients with 17 tympanic membrane perforations resulting from water sports was carried out. Most small perforations healed spontaneously. Perforations that persisted after 8 weeks were treated surgically, usually with the office paper patch procedure. A frequent history of middle ear problems in these patients suggests that middle ear dysfunction may play a role in the occurrence and delayed healing of traumatic perforations.
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