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Post by lib on Oct 14, 2004 18:53:59 GMT -5
hi all, i have decided to have the tt plucked out of my head, i will have one ear done at a time. ear 1 will be tuesday morning, so long as it works and i am happy i will do ear 2 in a few more weeks. we are pretty sure it is only the tt, i have the option to do both muscles  but will just do the tt, and if the stapedial is involved go back in for that one. trying to preserve what i can. will certainly let everyone know how i do. lib |
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Post by Lisa on Oct 18, 2004 0:43:20 GMT -5
Lib,
I commend you on your curage to get this surgery. Please do keep us thouroghly updated on how you are feeling and how you are recovering.
How long is the procedure itself supposed to take?
I wish you best of luck.
Take Gentle Care
Lisa
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Post by lib on Oct 18, 2004 7:29:57 GMT -5
hi lisa,
thank you! it is about an hour under general.
i am scared but i feel it needs to be done, living like this is a nightmare, it seems the risks are very low, and the muscle is cut often for various different surgerys and people seem to do just fine.
it is believed it is the tt in my case, you and i have such similar symptoms i wonder how they were able to determine it was the stapedial in your case?
if it works and i am happy he will do the other ear in a few weeks.
i will keep everone posted.
lib
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Post by lib on Oct 20, 2004 8:05:16 GMT -5
....so far so good, i am packed with cotton and the hearing is down as to be expected. so far no spasms when i talk, that is a dream in and of its self. will know more as it all heals.....lib
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Post by Lisa on Oct 20, 2004 10:55:22 GMT -5
Well good to hear all went well.
How did you feel yesterday?
I hope your recovery continues to be eventless.
Lisa
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Post by lib on Oct 21, 2004 9:04:39 GMT -5
well i felt pretty good, we went car shopping and i was ok, the hearing is down, and i am full of cotton, i think i felt some mild thumps this morn but hard to say.....
no regrets so far....
i wrote a big post on the hyperacusis board, feel free to read it too...
lib
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Post by EarXPlode7 on Mar 9, 2005 14:19:49 GMT -5
god, that scares me, to go thru with the surgery and have the adverse effects. i have heard that cutting the tt is like removing an "inner-earplug", like it acts as an extra cushion for sounds, so when it is cut, sounds will seem slightly louder. i think i will need to have my tt cut or removed and i have heard others say that it didn't completely remove the symptoms.
but coincidentally, i want mine cut no matter what, this hell i am living in. hell on earth...
good luck in healing and hopefully the surgery fixed it!
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but will just do the tt, and if the stapedial is involved go back in for that one. trying to preserve what i can.
