Left Attic Retraction

Tympanic membrane retraction describes a condition in which a part of the eardrum lies deeper within the ear than its normal position.

Left attic retraction.

However if it retracts enough to press on the bones or other structures within your ear it can cause. Retraction pocket excision with cartilage grafting as a preventive. A retracted eardrum usually doesn t cause any symptoms. Cholesteatoma inadvertently left by a surgeon usually regrows as an epidermal cyst.

The bone of the ear canal which is just above the eardrum is called the scutum. Fluid draining from the ear. This is the most common and widely considered as the main reason for cholesteatoma. Some authors have also suggested hereditary factors.

The attic is just above the eardrum. Attic retraction pocket in the left ear white arrow with. This picture shows a severely retracted left eardrum with and attic retraction pocket. Erosion of the scutum may occur when the superior portion of the eardrum pars flaccida is retracted into the attic the air space above the eardrum.

A retracted eardrum is one that appears concave. This abnormal folding or retraction of the tympanic membrane arises in one of the following ways. Attic retraction of eardrum otoscope view stock image c038. Invagination of the tympanic membrane of the attic to form retraction pockets to be filled with desquamated epithelium and keratin to form cholesteatoma.

Medical professionals may also call a retracted eardrum middle ear atelectasis to understand the conditions that may cause this you must first understand a little bit about the eardrum called the tympanic membrane and the normal physiology of the middle ear.