Symptoms, Treatments, and Recovery of Ruptured Eardrum

10. Preventing a Ruptured Eardrum

While it's not possible to prevent every cause of ruptured eardrum, there are some common-sense precautions that can lower the chances of having to deal with this painful condition:

• Protect hearing: Avoid loud noises and wear appropriate ear protection if they are unavoidable.
• Clean ears properly: Don't insert objects too far into the ear, and never use sharp objects.
• Treat ear infections promptly: Repeated infections make the eardrum more vulnerable to tears.
• Be cautious when diving or jumping into water: Hitting the water wrong, especially with the side of the head, can cause a rupture.