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Safe Surgery for Chronic Ear Infections
Mastoidectomy removes infection from the ear bone, treats cholesteatoma or mastoiditis, and prevents serious complications, all with expert ENT care.
What is Mastoidectomy?
Mastoidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove infected mastoid air cells in the mastoid bone (located behind the ear). These air cells can become infected due to chronic middle ear infections (chronic otitis media), cholesteatoma (abnormal skin growth), or mastoiditis. The goal of the surgery is to eliminate infection, prevent complications, and sometimes
improve hearing.
Symptoms
Causes of Mastoid Disease
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Types of Mastoidectomy
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Diagnosis (Before Surgery)
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Mastoidectomy Treatment
Used when infection from chronic otitis media spreads into the mastoid air cells. The surgeon removes the infected mastoid air cells while preserving the middle ear structures.
This helps eliminate infection, reduce discharge, and prevent further complications.
Recommended when infection is extensive or has damaged the ossicles (hearing bones). The surgeon removes infected mastoid cells along with some middle ear structures to create a larger cavity for drainage and healing. Helps control persistent infections while retaining as much hearing function as possible.
Performed in severe cases where disease is extensive and hearing is already significantly damaged. Most middle ear structures are removed to completely clear infection and prevent spread to nearby areas like the brain.
This is done mainly for life-saving reasons rather than hearing restoration.
A preferred approach when hearing preservation is possible. The surgeon removes infected areas but keeps the ear canal wall intact, maintaining the natural ear anatomy. This results in better postoperative hearing and easier long-term care.
Chosen when infection is severe, recurrent, or involves cholesteatoma. The surgeon removes the posterior canal wall to create an open cavity for complete disease clearance. Reduces recurrence but requires periodic ear cleaning and follow-up.
If a cholesteatoma (abnormal skin growth) is present, it is fully removed during mastoidectomy. The surgeon clears all affected areas to prevent recurrence, hearing loss, or bone erosion. May be combined with ossicular chain reconstruction in later stages.
If the hearing bones are damaged, reconstruction is done to improve hearing. The surgeon may use prostheses or reshaped natural bones to restore sound transmission. Often performed in a second-stage surgery after infection clears.
After surgery, the mastoid cavity is cleaned and packed to maintain shape and promote healing. Dressings stabilize the ear, prevent bleeding, and support proper recovery.
Why You Should Not Delay
Delaying mastoidectomy can allow infections to spread to the brain, leading to life-threatening conditions like abscesses or meningitis. Early surgery ensures infection control, preserves hearing, and prevents severe complications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A mastoidectomy is a surgery to remove infected mastoid air cells behind the ear, often needed for chronic infections or cholesteatoma. Yes, Healic provides advanced mastoidectomy procedures.
You may need this surgery if you have persistent ear infections, cholesteatoma, pus discharge, hearing loss, mastoiditis, or complications like facial weakness. Healic ENT specialists confirm the need after evaluation.
Under general anesthesia, Healic surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove infected bone and tissue. If needed, the eardrum or hearing bones may also be repaired.
Most patients stay 1–2 days in the hospital. Ear packing is removed in 1–2 weeks, and complete healing takes 4–6 weeks. Healic provides strict follow-up care for safe recovery.
Risks include hearing changes, dizziness, tinnitus, or rare facial nerve issues. With experienced Healic ENT surgeons and modern surgical techniques, complications are minimized and long-term results are effective.
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