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My other is operated too, but the Stapedectomy went ok. I had bilateral otosclerosis. My T after I loss my hearing is quite bad. My quality of life has decreased substantially and I have tried everything humanly possible to decrease it. Doctors seem quite hopeful about the results of CI for T...

I have SSD due to sudden hearing loss a year ago because of a Stapedectomy that went wrong. I developed Tinnitus and I am thinking on having a CI to deal with this problem. I would love to hear someone with experience on this matter. Did the CI helped you (or not) with the tinnitus? Thanks!

I have SSD due to sudden hearing loss a year ago because of a Stapedectomy that went wrong. I developed Tinnitus and I am thinking on having a CI to deal with this problem. I would love to hear someone with experience on this matter. Did the CI helped you (or not) with the T? Thanks!

@GregCA Sorry for being imprecise! When I wrote a couple of days I was not referring to exactly two :) Yes, you are right, after the ENT removed the packing the first time, I was already not able to hear very well but in the audiometry I recognized several words with the operated ear. My ear was...

@GregCA I completely lost my hearing after a couple of days. The surgery was done with laser. In the other ear I had a stapedectomy that went well, since it also had otosclerosis.

@GregCA Hi Greg! Thank you for the support. I do have hearing in the other ear. I am completely deaf in that ear from a sensorineural point of view. I had a severe inflammation at the moment of the surgery, which might be what caused the hearing loss.

@glynis Thank you for the reply! Fortunately I still hear from my other ear, so having some music in the background helps a little. I will start meditating. I have done acupuncture and seems to work too, however, I do not know why.

Hi, I am new to this forum. I had a stapedectomy in March because I had otosclerosis. It went bad. I lost my hearing completely in the ear where the procedure was performed and developed Tinnitus. I am a professor and a researcher (not a medical one...), and needless to say, the T is affecting...