Recovery time for most patients is about 4 months. During this time many people will experience nighttime pain, stiffness, popping, catching, and feelings of tightness. All of that is normal! In fact, most people continue to experience symptoms for up to a year from the time of surgery.
Normal appearance of the tympanic membrane. (Figures 1, 2, and 3 courtesy of Janet Griffin, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio.) Acute otitis media with effusion. The tympanic membrane is injected but landmarks are still clearly visualized. Acute otitis media. The tympanic membrane is bulging and hyperemic, and yellow purulent fluid is seen in the middle ear space.
Tympanostomy tubes are small plastic or silastic tubes that are inserted into the ear drum (tympanic membrane) to help ventilate the ear and prevent fluid from building up (OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION). In this way, tubes help prevent infections in the ear (OTITIS MEDIA).ympanostomy tubes are small plastic or silastic tubes that are inserted into the ear drum (tympanic membrane) to help ventilate the ear and prevent fluid from building up (OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION). In this way, tubes help prevent infections in the ear (OTITIS MEDIA).