The KOH test procedure may be performed by a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, medical assistant, nurse, midwife or medical laboratory technician. If fungal cultures are required, the test is performed by a technologist who specializes in microbiology.
Myringoplasty. Myringoplasty means surgery confined to the tympanic membrane itself. The middle ear bones (ossicles) are not touched and the tympanic membrane is not lifted from its position in the ear canal. Myringoplasty is most often performed in the office for small eardrum perforations.yringoplasty means surgery confined to the tympanic membrane itself. The middle ear bones (ossicles) are not touched and the tympanic membrane is not lifted from its position in the ear canal. Myringoplasty is most often performed in the office for small eardrum perforations.
Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube : A myringotomy is an incision of the tympanic membrane to allow ventilation of the middle ear, drainage of middle ear fluid, or to obtain cultures from an infected middle ear.toScan laser-assisted myringotomy (also called tympano-laserostomy, laser-assisted tympanostomy [LAT] or OtoLAM) is considered to be as effective as traditional myringotomy and is safe.