RE: c-toma ear like 'pins and needles'

[Guest guest]

I had my c-toma surgery a year ago and my ear still doesn't feel

completely normal! But it doesn't feel like 'pins and needles'

anymore and it probably stopped about 2 or 3 months atfer the

surgery. I couldn't wait to sleep on that ear (isn't the always the

way!)but I waited until it was healed on the outside.

> Hi everyone,

>

> My left ear is still sore to touch. It feels numb or like 'pins

and

> needles' feeling. How long does it take for the ear to return to

> normal?????? I'm also wondering how soon you are able to sleep

with

> your head on the side of the operated ear. At the momnt I'm too

> scared to attempt to lie down with my head on the side of my

> operated ear!

>

> Thanks for your advice!!!

>

> Adina

[Guest guest]

Hello Adina ~

I had my first surgery on November 4th, 2003. The doc told me to

not sleep flat for a few days afterwards so I decided to sleep on my

reclining couch (worked great for a week) due to fear of rolling on

that ear. I knew that sleep would help a great deal when recovering

from an operation. Anyway, after two and a half weeks of sleeping

like this (I had problems with the backside of my ear which is

finally healing now)I ended up with a really bad stiff neck. I

thought, just great. Once I returned back to work I was discussing

this with one of my co-wokers. The next day she brought in a travel

pillow which I took home and used that night and have used every

night since. I works just great. I then purchased two of them for

myself. I pasted the url below. I do not have a Cracker Barrel in

my area so ordered it on-line. It really works great. You can form

the pillow to what is comfortable and the ear fits in the middle and

doesn't touch any pillows. You may want to give it a try. It was

well worth the money for me!

http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/online/shopping/Category.asp?cat%

5Fid=47 & mscssid=32NLTWPFGH5B9J3NP125UWB6VF9E1JLC

As for the pins and needles ~ I think I am finally through with that

but now am dealing with stabbing pains. I think that the cold

weather we have been having has much to do with it though. Goes

right through the head coverings.

Good Luck

Lori

[Guest guest]

Hello Again ~

Sorry the link didn't go through correctly. If you go to

http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/online/shopping and then follow these

directions from there it will work.

-click more categories

-click next until you see travel (click)

-scroll down to the buckwheat comfort pillow

Good Luck with everything

Lori

[Guest guest]

Hi Adina,

I didn't sleep on the operated ear for quite some time because it hurt too

much to do it. And when I finally started to I would sleep with my hand

supporting my face around my ear so I wouldn't put so much weight on it. I

didn't think, and still don't, that it would harm or impeed the healing

process.

Hope you arn't on " pins and needles " long!

Jane

>From: " adinahall " <adinahall@...>

>Reply-cholesteatoma

>cholesteatoma

>Subject: c-toma ear like 'pins and needles'

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:19:08 -0000

>

>Hi everyone,

>

>My left ear is still sore to touch. It feels numb or like 'pins and

>needles' feeling. How long does it take for the ear to return to

>normal?????? I'm also wondering how soon you are able to sleep with

>your head on the side of the operated ear. At the momnt I'm too

>scared to attempt to lie down with my head on the side of my

>operated ear!

>

>Thanks for your advice!!!

>

>Adina

>

>

>

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