The eardrum may need to be replaced and various tissue grafts may be used to replace it. These include the covering of the muscle from above the ear (fascia) and covering of ear cartilage (perichondruim), or covering from the skull (pericranium).
Doctors and dietitians generally recommend at least three large meals and three small meals in a day. The time interval between each feeding will be generally 2 to 3 three hours. One reason for this is that there will be no hunger pangs, and the food you eat will be in lesser quantity than when you keep a gap of 8 or ten hours between your meals.
From a biological standpoint it appears your body was designed for intermittent periods of fasting. As long as you keep your eating to a window of six to eight hours, you can choose between having breakfast and lunch, or lunch and dinner, but avoid having both breakfast and dinner. If you make lunch and dinner your primary meals, eat your dinner at least three hours before going to bed.