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Hannah Reed3 said:Yesterday I got my left ear done, and I'm already back home. It was getting way too hot in the hospital, so Dr. Glunčić sent me home early to recover. Everything went perfectly again—the incision was fine, and I didn't deal with any dizziness or nausea.
Hi Turinica,
I hope your recovery goes smoothly. Dr. Glunčić operated on me on July 16th. He was supposed to fix the otosclerosis in my left ear, but since Dr. Kokić didn't quite get it right during my exostosis surgery back in November—it was handled using the filing method Eric Stewart53 described—he had to perform a reoperation and go in through the ear canal. The incision hurts a little bit, but I don't have any other side effects. I’m heading in for a checkup on Monday to test my hearing and see if I need to schedule a third surgery. I'm really hoping this is the last one. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. 😉
Hi there,
I just got back from my checkup and everything looks good so far. I've got another appointment on the 17th, so I'll update you all once I know more. Honestly, I feel like my hearing is actually better now, and that muffled sensation in my ear isn't happening nearly as often. The only catch is they found some otosclerosis, so I'm not sure if I'll need another surgery down the road, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Don't let it get to you; you're going to be just fine. No matter how messy the surgery seems, the recovery is surprisingly fast and you end up feeling great. It’s not even painful enough to make you feel like you actually had surgery.
I'm rooting for you—hope everything goes smoothly and you end up hearing things you weren't even supposed to hear, haha 😉
Talk soon, best regards! 👍
Hi there.
I actually went through the exact same thing. Along with the exostosis, they diagnosed me with otosclerosis in my left ear. I had the surgery for the exostosis on November 11th in my left ear under local anesthesia; it took just under two hours. Honestly, doing it under local is pretty intense because you hear everything even though you don't feel anything. They told me it’s better this way because the Center for Equilibrium is right there, allowing the doctor to talk to you and make sure you aren't getting dizzy. I almost passed out myself, though—hearing the doctor explain everything he was doing to the nurses creates such a weird sense of unease. I stayed in the hospital for five days, and now I'm recovering at home. I have to take it easy and avoid any sudden head movements because of the Center for Equilibrium, but the pain isn't bad at all. I'm heading back this Monday to have the packing removed from my ear. I'm really hoping my hearing improves enough that I won't need surgery to replace the bone for the otosclerosis.
Wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery. Don't worry too much; it's not as scary as it sounds and it doesn't hurt, you'll just feel some occasional clicking or popping in your ear.