You can tell because she's had extensive ear surgery costing about 1,500.

This was a period when ear surgery evolved exponentially because of the development of high-speed drills and, more importantly, of the operating microscope.

In it, he describes taking one of his daughters to hospital for ear surgery.

Some types of ear surgery (now generally abandoned) used to leave the round window open to the outside world and covered over the oval window.

Conventional ear surgery involves a risk of hearing loss due to the surgical procedure.