Results following surgery

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My 10 year old son had a mastoidectomy in November and his hearing is

bad still. His bones were reconstructed as they were eaten away and

they are still not working together. Also he gets ear pain a lot and

his ear gets red and warm. It really bothers him. The doctor says he

may need to have a prosthesis piece of bone in when he has a second

surgery this summer. I am at wits end with his ear and the pain and

hearing. Has anyone else experienced this kind of reaction?

[Guest guest]

my son's ear would turn red and warm off and on for about 6 months after his

cwd. The doc never seemed to concerned w/ it and it did quit doing that. My

son also had the bones removed and now has a hearing aid because he lost

about 70% of his hearing. The doc doesn't want to reconstruct until he feels

we are in maintenance, he told me a few years. I know that sometimes the

prosthesis don't work quite right, especially in kids because as they grow

the prostesis can shift. There is also a possiblity of rejection. Some folks

reject the prostectic bones and have to go a different route. Good luck,

it's a long road.

>From: " tennisdogsx2 " <tennisdogsx2@...>

>Reply-cholesteatoma

>cholesteatoma

>Subject: Results following surgery

>Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:20:28 -0000

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>My 10 year old son had a mastoidectomy in November and his hearing is

>bad still. His bones were reconstructed as they were eaten away and

>they are still not working together. Also he gets ear pain a lot and

>his ear gets red and warm. It really bothers him. The doctor says he

>may need to have a prosthesis piece of bone in when he has a second

>surgery this summer. I am at wits end with his ear and the pain and

>hearing. Has anyone else experienced this kind of reaction?

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