Jump to content
RemedySpot.com
Sign in to follow this  
Guest guest

re: is cholesteatoma hereditary?

Rate this topic

Recommended Posts

Guest guest

Hi ,

Our 7 year old daughter had surgery to remove a cholesteatoma when she

was 4 and we were told hers was hereditary. Our DR. said it is very

unusual to have the hereditary form of cholesteatoma and the way he

could discern it was is because her eardrum was intact despite the

ossicular chain being eroded.

I hope this helps and best of luck to you and your family.

Cheryl

This is my first post to the group and I am grateful to have such a

wealth of information. Our daughter recently developed an abcess

behind the same ear she had surgery on . It has resolved with

antibiotics and we will know the results of her cat scan on Monday. We

are praying it was a fluke occurence and not the return of a

cholesteatoma. Thanks for reading this far and please say a prayer for

our daughter. Thank you so much!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest guest

I think you mean 'congenital' rather than 'hereditary'. Congenital means you are born with C'toma - such as our son, and yes the eardrum appears intact. 'Acquired' occurs as a result of a skin cell getting in behind the eardrum usually as the result of many ear infections. C'toma is not passed down in families.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
Sign in to follow this  

×
×
  • Create New...