According to the data of Tangshan official website, middle ear surgery, including tympanoplasty, is covered by medical insurance. This kind of surgery is therapeutic surgery, not plastic surgery, and can be reimbursed to the rural cooperative or medical insurance.

Tangshan, referred to as Tang for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, facing Qinhuangdao City across the Luanhe River in the east and Bohai Sea in the south.