Re: So glad I found this site!

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>You will have problems with hearing for a long time because your

hearing is off balance and more sound is being picked up off of good

ear. In time things will improve as the healing takes place. I hear

it most at night and I once thought someone was playing drums at

night. The sound of the sheets under the good ear was always too

amplified. Although before I could identify sounds, I now search and

cannot pick up what they are. Anyway, I will be on my fifth surgery

on Sept. 6th. My cholesteatoma was trauma induced when an LPN at my

family doctor's office shot too much preasure inside my ear and

ruptured my ear drum. Since that time I have had nothing but trouble.

I had excellent hearing up to that point and I had had no prior ear

problems as an adult or child. Each surgery brings on a new set of

things for me to deal with. I got an implant from the last surgery

and I now experience frequent headaches and tightness on the side of

surgery. I am glad that I found this group because up until my injury

I had never heard of the word cholesteatoma. I am positive I will

adjust and I am told that I have a good doctor. Are there anymore out

there like me? If I can be of any help to anyone, be glad to.

> I have a cholesteatoma and will be having surgery in two weeks. I've

> had reoccuring infections in this right ear for years and have had to

> constantly hold my nose and blow air into it to equalize pressure.

> Beginning about a year or so ago, the hearing started to decline

> unless I put air in and last fall, the classic discharge started. I

> was put on antibiotics, but the MD failed to identify the problem as

> more than just an ear infection.

>

> It got bad again in the spring and was finally suspected as a

> cholesteatoma a month or so ago. Now the CT has confirmed and after

> two weeks of anti-biotics and steroids, some of the infection and

> fluid has subsided.

>

> The bad part is that now the ear is thumping at the very slightest

> sound. It's driving me nuts, keeping me from sleeping and doing my

> job. I can't wait to get the damn thing out even though I'm told that

> I'll lose two ear bones that may be replaced at a later time.

>

> Any advice on dealing with the thumping for the next couple of weeks?

>

> Thanks!

>

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Thanks for the input.

As far as the horrible thumping, I have a story.

It didn't start until after all of the infection had been recently

cleared up. While checking the ear for the infection, the Dr. tried

removing some wax. He touched the ear drum, I jumped and he decided

to just wait for the surgery.

I continued to deal witht the thumping for a couple of days, but then

out of despiration, decided to explore the ear myself. I easily dug

out some wax without any pain or trauma and no more thumping.

I guess the eardrum was actually bouncing outward from internal

pressure and was coming in contact with the wax, causing the thump.

I don't understand why I was able to get that crap out with a paper

clip without any pain and he was killing me with all the high dollar

equipment...

> >You will have problems with hearing for a long time because your

> hearing is off balance and more sound is being picked up off of good

> ear. In time things will improve as the healing takes place. I hear

> it most at night and I once thought someone was playing drums at

> night. The sound of the sheets under the good ear was always too

> amplified. Although before I could identify sounds, I now search and

> cannot pick up what they are. Anyway, I will be on my fifth surgery

> on Sept. 6th. My cholesteatoma was trauma induced when an LPN at my

> family doctor's office shot too much preasure inside my ear and

> ruptured my ear drum. Since that time I have had nothing but trouble.

> I had excellent hearing up to that point and I had had no prior ear

> problems as an adult or child. Each surgery brings on a new set of

> things for me to deal with. I got an implant from the last surgery

> and I now experience frequent headaches and tightness on the side of

> surgery. I am glad that I found this group because up until my injury

> I had never heard of the word cholesteatoma. I am positive I will

> adjust and I am told that I have a good doctor. Are there anymore out

> there like me? If I can be of any help to anyone, be glad to.

> > I have a cholesteatoma and will be having surgery in two weeks. I've

> > had reoccuring infections in this right ear for years and have had to

> > constantly hold my nose and blow air into it to equalize pressure.

> > Beginning about a year or so ago, the hearing started to decline

> > unless I put air in and last fall, the classic discharge started. I

> > was put on antibiotics, but the MD failed to identify the problem as

> > more than just an ear infection.

> >

> > It got bad again in the spring and was finally suspected as a

> > cholesteatoma a month or so ago. Now the CT has confirmed and after

> > two weeks of anti-biotics and steroids, some of the infection and

> > fluid has subsided.

> >

> > The bad part is that now the ear is thumping at the very slightest

> > sound. It's driving me nuts, keeping me from sleeping and doing my

> > job. I can't wait to get the damn thing out even though I'm told that

> > I'll lose two ear bones that may be replaced at a later time.

> >

> > Any advice on dealing with the thumping for the next couple of weeks?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

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