Clinical Significance
If damaged, the tympanic membrane can be repaired in a procedure called tympanoplasty.
Should fluid accumulate within the middle ear as the result of infection or for some other reason, it can be drained by puncturing the tympanic membrane with a small bore needle (tympanocentesis).
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