The trials of closure of drum perforation since a long are described. The first, who noticed drum perforation was Astley Paston Cooper. The first, who used artificial ear-drum was Marcus Banzer. The achievements of James Yearsley, Juliusz Erhard Camile Miot, Adam Politzer, Joseph Toynbee and others are presented. The achievements of Polish physicians: Teodor Heiman, Aleksander Zebrowski, Jan Szmurło, Edmund Modrzejewski, Rafał Spira and others are depicted. The indications and contrinications for artificial ear-drum employment are also described.