Ruptured eardrum :
The ruptured eardrum refers to the presence of a hole in the eardrum, which characteristically presents as a sharp pain in the ear affecting the hearing and sense of balance. A ruptured eardrum can potentially cause long term hearing loss, long term dizziness, long term vertigo, persistent ear drum perforation, and infection that can spread in the ear. The presenting complaints of a ruptured eardrum are sudden hearing loss, sudden sharp pain in the ear, buzzing noise in the ear coming from outside of the ears, and drainage from the ear that looks like pus or blood. A ruptured eardrum is caused mainly by the usage of cotton swabs or other small pointed objects to scratch or clean the ears, barotrauma if the eustachian tube is irritated, trauma to the ear, and sudden explosive sounds. A ruptured eardrum may heal on its own and might even need treatments like myringoplasty and tympanoplasty, depending on the severity.