apes ▁foot plate . ▁ ▁My ring op last y ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁' my ring op last y ' ▁refers ▁to ▁repair ▁of ▁the ▁tym pan ic ▁memb rane ▁alone . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁options ▁for ▁tre ating ▁a ▁per for ated ▁e ard rum . ▁If ▁the ▁per for ation ▁is ▁from ▁recent ▁tra uma , ▁many ▁ear , ▁nose ▁and ▁thro at ▁special ists ▁will ▁elect ▁to ▁watch ▁and ▁see ▁if ▁it ▁he als ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁After ▁that , ▁surg ery ▁may ▁be ▁considered . ▁ ▁O ss icular ▁reconst ruction ▁This ▁procedure ▁is ▁required ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁b one ▁chain ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁ear . ▁Comm only ▁affected ▁b one ▁is ▁the ▁long ▁process ▁of ▁inc us , ▁where ▁it ▁gets ▁ne c ros ed . ▁The ▁b one ▁chain ▁can ▁be ▁rep a ired ▁using ▁aut og raft ▁of ▁inc us ▁or ▁cart il age . ▁Pro st h etic ▁impl ants ▁made ▁of ▁tit an ium , ▁hydro xy apat ite ▁or ▁te fl on ▁are ▁also ▁used . ▁ ▁S urg ical ▁Appro ach ▁ ▁T ym pan op last y ▁can ▁be ▁performed ▁through ▁the ▁ear ▁canal ▁( trans can al ▁approach ), ▁through ▁an ▁inc ision ▁in ▁the ▁ear ▁( enda ural ▁approach ) ▁or ▁through ▁an ▁inc ision ▁behind ▁the ▁ear ▁( post aur icular ▁approach ). ▁A ▁gra ft ▁may ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁re construct ▁the ▁tym pan ic ▁memb rane . ▁Common ▁gra ft ▁sites