ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => Hearing Issues => Topic started by: nteeman on February 08, 2009, 12:50:36 pm
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I had my retrosig surgery on 1/27 and everything went very well. I am home on recovery and the only noticeable side effect of the surgery, besides the fact that I still can't fully taste food yet, is the deafness in my AN ear. The docs told me there was a 50/50 chance of SSD but they tested the nerve during surgery and while the nerve signal was weak there was some nerve activity.
Prior to surgery I had about a 50% hearing loss in that ear with 85% word recognition.
Now my question is can my hearing come back a little over time or at what point should I consider this loss permanent?
Thanks,
Neal
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Neal:
I hope this doesn't appear to be an attempt at evading answering your relevant question but frankly, I think that is a question for a medical professional familiar with your case. I could only speculate - and that would be next-to-useless.
Jim
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Neal:
I hope this doesn't appear to be an attempt at evading answering your relevant question but frankly, I think that is a question for a medical professional familiar with your case. I could only speculate - and that would be next-to-useless.
Jim
Jim,
Your answer makes perfect sense. Thanks for your sincere response. I will speak with my surgeon tomorrow and find out.
Neal
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Neal,
I also had retrosigmoid and though I hadn't lost any hearing before surgery, immediately after I didn't think I could hear much of anything in that ear. It took about 3 months for it to settle down and I have retained my hearing, though I know I'm the exception to the rule. Give it time. That and a hearing test will tell you everything you need to know.
Best
Marci