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Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: HJY on February 29, 2012, 04:44:55 pm

Title: How was your hearing a year after hearing preservation surgery?
Post by: HJY on February 29, 2012, 04:44:55 pm

Hi all!

I was interested to hear what people's long term outcome was after hearing preservation surgery? Have you kept the hearing you had immediately post surgery or has it deteriorated? I thought it might be interesting to see where we are at!

I had mid fossa 15mths ago. Hearing preserved and actually better than pre op. I've since had three episodes of deterioration and now have severe left sided hearing loss. :(

Heather

Title: Re: How was your hearing a year after hearing preservation surgery?
Post by: jaylogs on February 29, 2012, 09:02:31 pm

I had middle fossa 2+ years ago, immediately after I had pretty good hearing, but then it did start to deteriorate...I was in the 80% catagory for word discrimination before op, now I am about 50%.  It's to the point I had to get a BAHA because I just couldn't understand anything going into that ear.  It's still functional for directionality and if I wear iPod ear phones (I can still perceive stereo) so all in all, I will take that over nothing!
Jay