A tympanoplasty is expensive and costs around $3,913.00 to $5,978.00 for the tympanoplasty eardrum repair surgery.
The cost of tympanoplasty also known as eardrum repair surgery varies depending on the location, type of procedure and the hospital that does the tympanoplasty surgery.
The cost of a tympanoplasty in Arizona for example is around $9,527.00 and in California the cost can be as much as $10,455.00
A tympanoplasty is covered by health insurance.
Because a tympanoplasty is medically necessary to restore your hearing after eardrum perforation or injury it is covered by most major health insurance providers.
A tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure that repairs a perforated eardrum, also known as the tympanic membrane.
The goal of the tympanoplasty surgery is to restore hearing and prevent reinfection.
Microscopic and endoscopic approaches are utilized for tympanoplasty.
A tympanoplasty is major surgery because you're usually given general anesthesia.
During a tympanoplasty the surgeon patches the eardrum using a graft (soft tissue from the patient's body, such as fascia or cartilage) or manufactured material.
Recovery after tympanoplasty takes a few days to several weeks, but it may take two months or longer for the eardrum to fully heal and for hearing to improve.
In small perforations, the operation can be easily performed under local anesthesia with a medicine that makes you drowsy (sedative).
You may get mild, intermittent ear pain during the first 2 weeks after surgery and that is OK.