Tympanic membrane perforation caused by traumatic asphyxia.

1 Post-doctoral degree in Thoracic Surgery (Coordinator of Education and Research at the Getúlio Vargas University Hospital). 2 MSc in ENT (Head of the ENT Service at the Getúlio Vargas University Hospital). 3 MSc in ENT (Assistant Physician at the Getúlio Vargas University Hospital). 4 PhD in Heart Surgery (Head of the Thoracic Surgery Service at the Getúlio Vargas University Hospital). 5 ENT Resident Physician (Fist-year ENT Resident Physician). Getúlio Vargas University Hospital. Send correspondence to: Fernando Luiz Westphal. Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas, Coordenação de Ensino e Pesquisa. Av. Aripuanã, no 04, Praça 14 de Janeiro. Manaus AM. Brazil. CEP: 69020-170. E-mail: [email protected] Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on February 22, 2012; and accepted on June 7, 2012. cod. 9056. .org