Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Just got my 2nd ctoma removal from the same ear on 1-6-06. Bad thing is this time they gotta replace the inner ear with a prostetic (whatever that means). But, anyway here I sit dizzy and dealing with some soreness. I go in thursday for the surgery follow up. This is not much fun anymore. I wont get the bionic ear until this surgery heals, doc says it was worse than he thought and wants to make sure this heals and the infection goes away before he puts in the plastic parts. I tried to take a shower today and had to do the vasaline cotton ball thing, anybody have any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hello, I still do the vaseline on cotton ball and hold a plastic cup over my left ear, I really do not want this coming back! They go back in at the end of March to check it out, hope it is not there and I can move on. I still have pain especially where the mastoid bone was removed, soreness around the cut area, dizziness is not as bad, but still there. I also have the non-stop ringing and when I brush my teeth and chew food, a metallic taste. I had mine mainly on the facial nerve and in mastoid bone, only a little on one hearing bone. Surgery was 3 hours Sept. 30, 2005. I go for hearing test tomorrow. Good luck to ya and everyone else on here. --- Merlinus <spiderman813@...> wrote: > Just got my 2nd ctoma removal from the same ear on > 1-6-06. Bad thing > is this time they gotta replace the inner ear with a > prostetic > (whatever that means). But, anyway here I sit dizzy > and dealing with > some soreness. I go in thursday for the surgery > follow up. This is not > much fun anymore. I wont get the bionic ear until > this surgery heals, > doc says it was worse than he thought and wants to > make sure this > heals and the infection goes away before he puts in > the plastic parts. > I tried to take a shower today and had to do the > vasaline cotton ball > thing, anybody have any tips? > > > > > > __________________________________________ DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi , Good luck to your hearing test tomorrow. I had my surgery 15 days earlier than you had, and I have occasionally mild pain at the cut area, and mild ringing sound sometimes. May be my case was not as serious. My hearing was back about 80%, I guess I should not complain about it. Still have drainage sometimes, and very itchy at times when I can feel the fluid floating around inside my ear. But nothing drains out though even if I tilt my head one side. Its kind of funny in public area that I suddenly tilted my head, hoping that the fluid will flow out. Do you have this problem? Fear of recurrent ctoma, I too still not letting any water get into my ear. I have stop using vaseline now, just the cotton ball, plus transparent waterproof surgical tapes all over it. A little painful to peel off, especially with hair stucked on it. But it works well. So far the cotton is still dry after washing hair. I used cup + shower cap for shower only. I found it hard to use the cup when washing hair as the cup keeps dropping off when I rinse my hair. Take care, and lets have ctoma free forever. Irene nyn8tve <nyn8tve@...> wrote: Hello, I still do the vaseline on cotton ball andhold a plastic cup over my left ear, I really do notwant this coming back! They go back in at the end ofMarch to check it out, hope it is not there and I canmove on. I still have pain especially where themastoid bone was removed, soreness around the cutarea, dizziness is not as bad, but still there. Ialso have the non-stop ringing and when I brush myteeth and chew food, a metallic taste. I had minemainly on the facial nerve and in mastoid bone, only alittle on one hearing bone. Surgery was 3 hours Sept.30, 2005. I go for hearing test tomorrow. Good luckto ya and everyone else on here.--- Merlinus <spiderman813@...> wrote:> Just got my 2nd ctoma removal from the same ear on> 1-6-06. Bad thing > is this time they gotta replace the inner ear with a> prostetic > (whatever that means). But, anyway here I sit dizzy> and dealing with > some soreness. I go in thursday for the surgery> follow up. This is not > much fun anymore. I wont get the bionic ear until> this surgery heals, > doc says it was worse than he thought and wants to> make sure this > heals and the infection goes away before he puts in> the plastic parts. > I tried to take a shower today and had to do the> vasaline cotton ball > thing, anybody have any tips?> > > > > > __________________________________________ DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Meet your soulmate! Asia presents Meetic - where millions of singles gather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hello Irene, Lol, yes I do get that feeling of the fluid in there and tilt my head. Some people look at me weird! Oh well...... Thanks for your support and I hope all goes well with you also. --- wafi kumo <wafikumo@...> wrote: > Hi , > > Good luck to your hearing test tomorrow. I had my > surgery 15 days earlier than you had, and I have > occasionally mild pain at the cut area, and mild > ringing sound sometimes. May be my case was not as > serious. My hearing was back about 80%, I guess I > should not complain about it. Still have drainage > sometimes, and very itchy at times when I can feel > the fluid floating around inside my ear. But nothing > drains out though even if I tilt my head one side. > Its kind of funny in public area that I suddenly > tilted my head, hoping that the fluid will flow out. > Do you have this problem? > > Fear of recurrent ctoma, I too still not letting > any water get into my ear. I have stop using > vaseline now, just the cotton ball, plus transparent > waterproof surgical tapes all over it. A little > painful to peel off, especially with hair stucked on > it. But it works well. So far the cotton is still > dry after washing hair. I used cup + shower cap for > shower only. I found it hard to use the cup when > washing hair as the cup keeps dropping off when I > rinse my hair. > > Take care, and lets have ctoma free forever. > Irene > > > > > > > > > > > > nyn8tve <nyn8tve@...> wrote: > Hello, I still do the vaseline on cotton ball > and > hold a plastic cup over my left ear, I really do not > want this coming back! They go back in at the end of > March to check it out, hope it is not there and I > can > move on. I still have pain especially where the > mastoid bone was removed, soreness around the cut > area, dizziness is not as bad, but still there. I > also have the non-stop ringing and when I brush my > teeth and chew food, a metallic taste. I had mine > mainly on the facial nerve and in mastoid bone, only > a > little on one hearing bone. Surgery was 3 hours > Sept. > 30, 2005. I go for hearing test tomorrow. Good > luck > to ya and everyone else on here. > > > > --- Merlinus <spiderman813@...> wrote: > > > Just got my 2nd ctoma removal from the same ear on > > 1-6-06. Bad thing > > is this time they gotta replace the inner ear with > a > > prostetic > > (whatever that means). But, anyway here I sit > dizzy > > and dealing with > > some soreness. I go in thursday for the surgery > > follow up. This is not > > much fun anymore. I wont get the bionic ear until > > this surgery heals, > > doc says it was worse than he thought and wants to > > make sure this > > heals and the infection goes away before he puts > in > > the plastic parts. > > I tried to take a shower today and had to do the > > vasaline cotton ball > > thing, anybody have any tips? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > DSL – Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 My ENT told me to use silicon ear plugs. I stick those in my ear and then they are pliable enough to spread over the opening. Has anyone tried these and do you consider them effective? Gerry > > > > > Just got my 2nd ctoma removal from the same ear on > > > 1-6-06. Bad thing > > > is this time they gotta replace the inner ear with > > a > > > prostetic > > > (whatever that means). But, anyway here I sit > > dizzy > > > and dealing with > > > some soreness. I go in thursday for the surgery > > > follow up. This is not > > > much fun anymore. I wont get the bionic ear until > > > this surgery heals, > > > doc says it was worse than he thought and wants to > > > make sure this > > > heals and the infection goes away before he puts > > in > > > the plastic parts. > > > I tried to take a shower today and had to do the > > > vasaline cotton ball > > > thing, anybody have any tips? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > DSL – Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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