Hey guys I just arrived home mid afternoon from the base Hospital. I spent the night there after receiving surgery on my left ear. It all started back in 1964 when I was in a childrens home. I went through a six month period experiencing massive ear aches, and the nurse could not figure out what the problem was. Finally I was sent to the hospital for a check up and found out that there was a piece of cotton rotting in my ear. go figure, right? It got so bad that reconstructive surgery had to be done using bones for other areas for my inner ear, and a new ear drum was installed. Over the years my hearing slowly faded and was down to about 25%.
So yesterday my surgeon did an exploitory sergery and found that there was some replacement bones installed way back when, but the bones were now broken. So considering todays technology he installed a prostetic device in place of the bones. It is a titanium pin mounted with a titanium sleave much like a "chinese finger" onto the bone that attaches to the nerve that transmits signals to the brain. On the opposite end is a titanium plate which sits directly behind the ear drum and vibrates with the drum transmitting the signal to my brain.
Now even with my ear packed full of crap for drainage I can hear better already. It will be a full two months before I am able to realize the full extent of the improvement. The coolest part is that my ear canal was large enough for him to do the whole surgery without cutting into my skull, and I have absolutely no pain what so ever
. I still have Percacet just in case
. I feel like I have a bionic ear now. Pretty cool stuff, huh? Just wanted to share the good news with you guys.
