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Has anyone out there ever ruptured an eardrum? Do you know what recovery time is like? Any nifty telling details or horror stories?

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My brother and his best friend were playing a rowdy game of football in our back yard several years ago when his friend tried to dodge a tree. He ducked under the branches but misjudged and ended up running a small branch right through his ear drum. (owwwww)

The ER doc flushed it out, gave him some antibiotics, and basically told him it would heal on its own in a few weeks. The friend claimed it didn't hurt much after the initial injury, but he said everything sounded funny for a couple of months. :/