Surgical Removal of Hearing Aid Earmold Impression Material in the Middle Ear

Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Jun;102(6):NP284-NP286. doi: 10.1177/01455613211009129. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Abstract

When fitting hearing aids, patients are required to make an earmold impression material for device fixation. It usually causes no problems, although in rare cases, the earmold passes through the middle ear through tympanic membrane perforations.1-3 Foreign bodies may cause a delayed inflammatory reaction and deterioration of aeration, especially in the Eustachian tube. Herein, we report a rare case of earmold impression material as a foreign body in the middle ear that required surgical removal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ear, Middle / surgery
  • Eustachian Tube*
  • Foreign Bodies* / complications
  • Foreign Bodies* / surgery
  • Hearing Aids* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Tympanic Membrane Perforation* / etiology
  • Tympanic Membrane Perforation* / surgery