Assertion: eardrum's hole | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: with the use of the otoscope
type: OTHER
value: at times
type: TEMPORAL
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If the hole is small, your doctor may allow it to heal on its own, and may have you take antibiotics to prevent infection while the eardrum heals.
text: If the hole or tear in your eardrum is small, your doctor may first try to patch the hole with gel or a paper-like tissue.
text: When a foreign object is inserted too far or too vigorously into the ear canal (or the external auditory canal), the tympanic membrane can be perforated, causing a small hole that can take weeks to heal.
text: Then again if the surgeon does an excellent job with a tympanoplasty and the hole is relatively small, hearing loss will be negligible.
text: Myringoplasty: If a hole in the eardrum is small, it can sometimes be repaired by a procedure called myringoplasty.
text: At times, the tear or hole in the ear can be very small and undetectable even with the use of the otoscope.
text: If the tear or the hole in the eardrum is very small, it may heal within a week and no medication may be required.