Has anyone retained their hearing after Middle Fossa surgery?

[Kate B]

Since Middle Fossa surgery is used as a hearing preservation treatment, my question is to find out if anyone on this site actually retained usable or serviceable hearing after surgery according to Gardner-Robertson? (see definitions below)

Hearing preservation has three defined states:
maintenance of hearing within the same hearing class,
preservation of hearing at a "useful" or "serviceable" level (Gardner-Robertson score of 1 or 2), and
maintenance of some measureable hearing function.

[marymomof3]

Hi Kate.  I had middle fossa a little more than 2 weeks ago and the surgeons preserved my hearing.  I can even talk on the phone on the AN ear.
Mary

[Kate B]

Hi Kate.  I had middle fossa a little more than 2 weeks ago and the surgeons preserved my hearing.  I can even talk on the phone on the AN ear.
Mary

Mary,
That is great news.  I am glad to "hear" about your preservation.

Kate

[Raven]

I had lost all my hearing on the left side over night, so nothing to preserve there except the hearing nerve which they did (for a possible cochlear implant). Two days before the surgery for the left side, I lost about 60% on the right side over night. So eight days after the first surgery I had surgery done on the right side, bone decompression thru middle fossa. Right side hearing came back to 82%, I actually think it improved even more since my last hearing test.

I met someone thru this forum that had middle fossa and they preserved all of her hearing, she had the same Dr. as I did.

John

[vcschaub]

I had middle fossa surgery in Nov 2005. I retained my preop hearing level. My surgery was at House/St Vincent's with Drs Brackmann and Hitselberger.

[trhoads]

I had middle fossa surgery and lost all of my hearing on that side and now have a BAHA (bone anchored hearing aide).  The doctor was expecting to retain all or most of my hearing, but unfortunately that did not happen.

[RE]

I had the MFS in Late October 2007.  I lost 30 decibles of hearing.  They would have considered the surgery 100% sucessful had I only lost 15% or less.  I can still hear out the the ear just not as good as I did before the surgery.  I can talk on the phone using this ear however it take more effort to listen.

Rich

[Larry]

I had middle fossa 5 years ago and that side is deaf as a door nail.

Can't help but think my surgeon botched it badly.

Laz

[Desilu]

HI,

I had middle fossa surgery in July 2005 and retained 85% of my hearing. It is a little hard to hear when someone whispers in my ear. I am able to talk on the phone but I have to agree with RE that it does take a little more effort. Would I make the same choice again if I had to, in a heartbeat, Yes!  Ann