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Offline Conrad

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Otosclerosis
« on: February 25, 2013, 11:50:11 AM »
Anyone here suffer from Otosclerosis? I was diagnosed with it a couple of years ago and decided not to do anything about it then. I've sence changed my mind and I'm looking into sugery to correct it. I just got back from my ENT doc, he did a hearing test and has reffered me to a surgeon.

Anyone have any experience with Otosclerosis and a stapedectomy?

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/otosclerosis.aspx
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2013, 06:35:12 PM »
My wife had it done in one ear about 20 years ago with great results. After surgery she did have a problem with noise being so loud it bothered her. Took about a month to get used to the noise level. She was amazed at the sounds that the birds made - she haden't heard the birds before.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2013, 06:21:54 AM »
Thanks for the reply 1398, I appreciate it.

Does your wife have issues in just the one ear then? How did the surgery go? I'm a bit nervous about that part.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2013, 05:54:37 PM »
Only problem with the surgery was she vommited several times durring recovery in the hospital. Doctor was concerned that the vommiting may have affected the surgery but it didn't.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2013, 08:00:59 AM »
I'm having my surgery this coming week. Wish me luck.   

I'm more than just a little nervous. It's an out patient procedure but I'll be 'put under' for two to three hours.    :'(
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2013, 11:36:11 AM »
Good luck, Conrad....I'll be sending happy thoughts your way!
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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2013, 11:57:12 AM »
Good luck...  ;)
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2013, 01:24:45 PM »
It's amazing that they can correct this with just an outpatient procedure! I'm not a fan of anesthesia, but afterwards, I'm
always upset with myself for being a 'baby' about the whole thing. Heck, who in the hell wants to be awake during the procedure?
Good luck, God bless, and maybe a few of us can stop using CAPS so you can hear us!!
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2013, 02:27:06 PM »
Looking forward to hearing about a successfull procedure C :)
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2013, 03:08:25 PM »
Unconsciousness is nothing to worry about.... unless one of us was in the area, and then you should be terrified, not just a little nervous. You cannot even imagine what Kirby and Mr. Elkhoof could think of to do to you while you lying there..... although the mental image I have of some of the tattoos are pretty funny.   ;D

Best of luck with both the procedure as well as the improvement you expect from it Conrad. I hope it works as well for you as you expect, or perhaps even better.

Brian

Quote from: Conrad on June 01, 2013, 08:00:59 AM
I'm having my surgery this coming week. Wish me luck.   

I'm more than just a little nervous. It's an out patient procedure but I'll be 'put under' for two to three hours.    :'(
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2013, 03:42:24 PM »
Good luck Conrad.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2013, 06:46:08 AM »
Quote from: Walker18 on June 01, 2013, 01:24:45 PM
It's amazing that they can correct this with just an outpatient procedure! I'm not a fan of anesthesia, but afterwards, I'm
always upset with myself for being a 'baby' about the whole thing. Heck, who in the hell wants to be awake during the procedure?
Good luck, God bless, and maybe a few of us can stop using CAPS so you can hear us!!

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Thanks so much guys!     :chugbeer:

I'll let you know how it goes. I know that I'm being a big baby about it but I've never been put under anesthesia for so long. I was put under for a colonoscopy a few years ago but that wasn't for very long and the doc wasn't using a laser near my brain to do it. Other than that I haven't been put under since I was 13 and broke my leg.

Other than the anesthesia my biggest worry is that the surgery will mess with my balance. Part of the surgery involves the cochlea and it may take a while before I can ride again. I may be out of work for a while but I have PLENTY of sick leave to use up before I retire.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2013, 07:02:21 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on June 02, 2013, 06:46:08 AM
Other than the anesthesia my biggest worry is that the surgery will mess with my balance. Part of the surgery involves the cochlea and it may take a while before I can ride again. I may be out of work for a while but I have PLENTY of sick leave to use up before I retire.

Welcome to my world. I posted on the COG site of my past 6 months, http://forum.cog-online.org/index.php/topic,43660.0.html, and I'm battling
dizziness and balance issues. I'm seeing a 'Vestibular specialist', and they are a big help in my recovery. You might want to check if there's any in your
area. As for the anesthesia, either 30 minutes or 2 hours, the only difference is what time it is when you wake up. But you have company, I'm with you.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2013, 07:20:11 AM »
Quote from: Walker18 on June 02, 2013, 07:02:21 AM
Welcome to my world. I posted on the COG site of my past 6 months, http://forum.cog-online.org/index.php/topic,43660.0.html, and I'm battling
dizziness and balance issues. I'm seeing a 'Vestibular specialist', and they are a big help in my recovery. You might want to check if there's any in your
area. As for the anesthesia, either 30 minutes or 2 hours, the only difference is what time it is when you wake up. But you have company, I'm with you.

Thanks Jim. I'm very sorry to hear of your accident and I hope that you heal up and get back to 'normal' very soon!    :thumbs:
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2013, 09:17:50 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on June 01, 2013, 08:00:59 AM
I'm having my surgery this coming week. Wish me luck.   

I'm more than just a little nervous. It's an out patient procedure but I'll be 'put under' for two to three hours.    :'(

good luck with it!
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2013, 04:43:01 AM »
Thanks Steve!
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #16 on: June 05, 2013, 05:38:02 AM »
I had my surgery yesterday and it went well, better than I expected actually. It seems that I got all worked up and worried for nothing. I'm dealing with a little pain and dizziness today. I have plenty of pills for the pain and a patch for the dizziness. My doctor says not to go back to work, or lifting of over 5 pounds, for three weeks. Looks like I'll be getting a lot of reading done in the next few weeks.
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #17 on: June 05, 2013, 05:39:51 AM »
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« Reply #18 on: June 05, 2013, 05:58:08 AM »
Good news C  :)  Give ya time to work on yer post count ;)
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Re: Otosclerosis
« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2013, 06:05:35 AM »
Quote from: B.D.F. on June 01, 2013, 03:08:25 PM
Unconsciousness is nothing to worry about.... unless one of us was in the area, and then you should be terrified, not just a little nervous. You cannot even imagine what Kirby and Mr. Elkhoof could think of to do to you while you lying there..... although the mental image I have of some of the tattoos are pretty funny.   ;D

Best of luck with both the procedure as well as the improvement you expect from it Conrad. I hope it works as well for you as you expect, or perhaps even better.

Brian

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You'll notice that I didn't mention the date of my surgery till after it was done.     ;)
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