Tympanic Membrane

Congenital cholesteatoma

Image can be seen at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/014556131309200409

Acquired cholesteatoma

Image can be seen at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879729610000505#fig3

Plastic tube placed in inferior portion of tympanic membrane. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Hawke)

Perforated Tympanic Membrane
(Courtesy of Dr. M. Hawke)

Normal Tympanic Membrane

Nasal Polyps
Grape-like swellings hanging down from the sinuses into the nose. They are thought to result from an inflammatory response within the sinus mucosa. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Carr)

Air bubbles and serous fluid behind retracted amber tympanic membrane. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Hawke)

Bulging, hyperemic tympanic membrane with indistinct landmarks.