Abstract
Traumatic perforation (rupture) of eardrum belongs to frequent injuries of middle ear, caused by direct or indirect injury (e.g. pressure wave). One hundred and ninety five patients have been treated at the Otolaryngological Clinic of Faculty Hospital in Hradec Kralove during 2000-2005 for the diagnosis of eardrum perforation.
The method of retrospective analysis was used for processing the data of 98 patients observed at least 6 months after the injury, obtained from medical documentation ? medical records and outpatient records. In our cohort we failed to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship of healing upon age of the patients, and an individual condition of eardrum ? previous inflammations, traumatic injuries or operations ? may exert higher effect.