OPS-Code 5-195.a1:

You had surgery on the middle ear and on the mastoid process, which is the bony projection behind the ear. Your auditory ossicles were partially replaced.

The ear is a sensory organ that is used to hear and to maintain one’s balance. There are 3 different areas in the ear: the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear.The middle ear begins behind the eardrum. It consists of the air-filled tympanic cavity and the 3 ossicles.The ossicles transmit sounds from the eardrum to the inner ear in the form of vibrations.

This type of operation is intended to restore the middle ear. If there is a hole or tear in the eardrum, the eardrum must also be restored. The eardrum can be covered with connective tissue or a thin layer of cartilage for this purpose. The auditory ossicles are partially or fully removed and then replaced.

You had parts of your auditory ossicles replaced with material from your own body. The material used may be bone or cartilage, for example. Parts of the auditory ossicles can also be reshaped and reused.

There is a small bony projection on the head behind the ear. It contains small cavities full of air. You can feel this bony projection behind the ear.The air-filled cavities in the mastoid process are connected to the middle ear.

You had surgery to widen the connection between the middle ear and the cavities in the mastoid process. Bones in the upper region of the middle ear can be opened for this purpose.