Hi,
I had AN surgery about 15 years ago. My surgery has rendered my left ear to be totally deaf due to the surgery option recommended to me at that time. After 6 months, then there was CF fluid leaking into my inner ear. Going back to see the doctor who did my surgery but being stalled after a few appointment and the reason might be obvious that not a lot can be done without having to open it up again. Since then, I have started to get used to the issues which bothered me at first physically and mentally, however, after a few years, I got used to it and moved on.
However, in the past 2-3 months, that side started to get some itchiness from inside and occasionally some twitches of pain (not really painful though), then the pain started to occur more often. There is some slight stuffiness and strange sensation on that side of the face, headache, tinnitus starts to get louder and applied with loud noise. I am trying to get appointment with either Dr. Slattery or Dr. Lekovic at House Ear for consultation but won’t be able to see them for another month. I’m not sure at this point if this issue that I’m experiencing is due to more leakage or the CFS fluid or the tumor now is growing back on the facial nerve.
I’ve read that it is more often that tumor grows back on the facial nerve after 10-20 years time frame.
Let me know what your thoughts are and which Doctor at House I should see for this kind of symptoms.
Thank you.
