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Perforated Eardrum

Is a permanently perforated eardrum disqualifying from obtaining an initial class one?

Well of course AME&PPL would be able to give you the definitive answer, but he's gone AWOL.:), so I'll have a stab-

I should imagine it'll depend on 2 things:

A) Any hearing deficit.
B) If you examining doc is awake enough to notice. (Some of the b*ggers are hard to spot)

You shouldn't however lie....telling fibs to your AME is a bit like sleeping with your friends mum.....it seems a good idea at the time, but eventually it'll come back and trip you up.

Equalisation shouldn't be an issue by the way.

Cheers...ginge.

ps try a search, I'm sure someone else had a simillar issue 2-3 yrs ago.

answer is probably "YES" . . . . . . . .

Thanks for that, Gingernut. Not AWOL, just unhappy.

This is from the JAR medical manual :

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[Applicants] at initial examination

A history of recurrent acute otitis media in childhood should not entail disqualification unless
the applicant still has a perforation or atrophic areas of the tympanic membrane. A history of
a single grommet insertion or multiple insertions before the age of ten should be considered
acceptable, unless the applicant has a chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane,
atrophic areas or partial or total atelectasis of the middle ear. If the applicant has no history
of chronic or acute middle ear disease after the age of ten, the risk of a recurrence at higher
age is negligible.
A history of recent barotitis caused by flying or diving should result in a thorough evaluation
of possible medical causes of the event (sino-nasal or naso-pharyngeal disorders) and be
judged on this evaluation.
The presence of perforations (independent of their location or aetiology) and the presence of
atrophic areas require a careful evaluation.

So the answer to the original question is very likely to be "yes".

Illegitimi non carborundum:}

a real friend . . . . . . . . .

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Nil Carborundum Illegitimis

Thanks so much again Gingernut. The original question was easy to answer. I just hope your post is not deleted simply because it's "not really related to aviation".

This one is - - - - "HAPPY LANDINGS ! "

PS - OP please note locations - PM's might be more appropriate here.

Perforated Eardrum

Thanks to AME and Ginge.

I've actually had this condition for yonks. No significant hearing loss, but hearing a bit down on the affected ear. Apparently, it's ok... well, I've been flying happily like this for some time, in the airline world. I'm only asking now cos I might be flying under another authority, therefore having to do another initial class one.