Tympanoplasty is a surgery for a ear which has been discharging for a very long time with accompanying hearing loss. In this procedure, the ear is opened through a incision behind the pinna and the mastoid and all the air cells within are opened up and disease cleared, the hole in the diaphragm closed with fascia and the diseased middle ear bones are reconstructed. The patient goes home the same day. Following the surgery, the patient need not take bed rest. He can eat a normal diet and travel.