
Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
If you have followed the posts you have read my situation. In short, I had something my...
Posted by sgthappy73
If you have followed the posts you have read
my situation. In short, I had something my ENT called 'glue ear" fluid behind the ear that would not drain. Suggested the tubes and we scheduled the procedure. Unfortunately told me nothing of the after effects except I would hear perfectly after the operation. He told the truth, but he didn't tell me of the negative after effects, like not being able to hear certain bass sounds, hearing myself talk, and feeling like I was underwater. After 12 weeks I had the tubes removed and over a 2 week period my hearing returned to normal. So my answer to your question is yes , my hearing returned to normal, but it took time. Like the doctors say, all cases are different, but reading these posts most do return to normal.View Thread
my situation. In short, I had something my ENT called 'glue ear" fluid behind the ear that would not drain. Suggested the tubes and we scheduled the procedure. Unfortunately told me nothing of the after effects except I would hear perfectly after the operation. He told the truth, but he didn't tell me of the negative after effects, like not being able to hear certain bass sounds, hearing myself talk, and feeling like I was underwater. After 12 weeks I had the tubes removed and over a 2 week period my hearing returned to normal. So my answer to your question is yes , my hearing returned to normal, but it took time. Like the doctors say, all cases are different, but reading these posts most do return to normal.View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion If you have followed the posts you have read my situation. In short, I had something my...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
I can't comment on the ringing in the ears situation but I can tell you that in my case...
Posted by sgthappy73
I can't comment on the ringing in the ears situation but I can tell you that in my case with the tube insertion and having them removed after 3 months,my hearing has returned to being completely normal. It has taken different turns since the tubes were removed but about 2 weeks ago my ears returned to the way they were prior to this. Completely ! I hope over time your friends hearing returns to normal as well. I think everyone on this forum has been scared at one time or another, your friend is no different. The one important thing to realize is that situations like these take time,some longer than others but things do improve over time. If he gets the tubes removed the Dr. will patch the holes in his ear. That will take a little while to completely heal but hearing does improve rather quickly. Best of luck to your friend. Any questions just post. Someone will have an answer.......View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion I can't comment on the ringing in the ears situation but I can tell you that in my case...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
Hello everyone, I also said I would provide updates as well so here goes:Upon agreeing...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hello everyone,
I also said I would provide updates as well so here goes:Upon agreeing to leave my tubes in for 3 months, the ent Dr. said he would take them out. Unfortunately due to the hurricane on the East coast, the tubes remained in for an additional week. This past Monday, I had both tubes removed and had the holes patched. Dr. said that they would heal in approx. 2 or 3 weeks. The hearing in my left ear has returned to "normal". That was a success. The hearing in my right ear, which was the cause of all this drama, is as it was prior to the tube insertion. Feels like its clogged with wax. I'm going to give it a few months to see what happens, and if it doesn't improve I'll find "another" ent Dr. But there's optimistic news here; one ear out of two improved is not bad. I thought it would be a lot worse. Best of luck to all. Things do get better.......................with time.View Thread
I also said I would provide updates as well so here goes:Upon agreeing to leave my tubes in for 3 months, the ent Dr. said he would take them out. Unfortunately due to the hurricane on the East coast, the tubes remained in for an additional week. This past Monday, I had both tubes removed and had the holes patched. Dr. said that they would heal in approx. 2 or 3 weeks. The hearing in my left ear has returned to "normal". That was a success. The hearing in my right ear, which was the cause of all this drama, is as it was prior to the tube insertion. Feels like its clogged with wax. I'm going to give it a few months to see what happens, and if it doesn't improve I'll find "another" ent Dr. But there's optimistic news here; one ear out of two improved is not bad. I thought it would be a lot worse. Best of luck to all. Things do get better.......................with time.View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion Hello everyone, I also said I would provide updates as well so here goes:Upon agreeing...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Update with the Tubes
Hello doctor, Again, this is for anyone who may need advise like I did. Its been 2...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hello doctor,
Again, this is for anyone who may need advise like I did. Its been 2 months since the tubes were inserted. On Monday I saw my ENT doctor & informed him that I wanted these things out asap. He checked my ears & said they were clear so we set the date for removal, October 29th. As for my hearing after 2 months, it still isn't "normal". Although I can hear, it still doesn't sound "right" when I speak. It still is like I'm underwater. It's not as upsetting as it was in the beginning,you get acustomed to the new way of hearing, and chewing anything crunchy eliminates all hearing whatsoever. All you hear is the crunching. Its so annoying. I wish I can say my hearing has improved but unfortunately it has not. I'll let you know how it goes after they come out. I figure the sooner they come out, the sooner I'll get my normal hearing back.(or not, so I've been told.) As always best wishes to all...............................View Thread
Posted bysgthappy73
Again, this is for anyone who may need advise like I did. Its been 2 months since the tubes were inserted. On Monday I saw my ENT doctor & informed him that I wanted these things out asap. He checked my ears & said they were clear so we set the date for removal, October 29th. As for my hearing after 2 months, it still isn't "normal". Although I can hear, it still doesn't sound "right" when I speak. It still is like I'm underwater. It's not as upsetting as it was in the beginning,you get acustomed to the new way of hearing, and chewing anything crunchy eliminates all hearing whatsoever. All you hear is the crunching. Its so annoying. I wish I can say my hearing has improved but unfortunately it has not. I'll let you know how it goes after they come out. I figure the sooner they come out, the sooner I'll get my normal hearing back.(or not, so I've been told.) As always best wishes to all...............................View Thread
1 Reply
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Update with the Tubes Hello doctor, Again, this is for anyone who may need advise like I did. Its been 2...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
Hi Doctor, Here's an update for those in the same position I think we are all in......It...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hi Doctor, Here's an update for those in the same position I think we are all in......It has been one month since I had tubes placed in both ears. Unfortunately my hearing has not improved at all since the beginning of this adventure. As I stated earlier, I have become used to this new way of hearing but do I like it, no, but at this point theres no use complaining. Voices are sometimes hard to understand as sounds are indeed still muffled. Ears feel clogged up once in awhile but quickly deflate. Doctor said that removing the tubes after 8 weeks is an option. I am seriously considering having them removed in October. The sooner they come out the sooner they will heal and hopefully my hearing will return to normal.
I hope this posts in the proper place, if not my apologies. I'll reply later with another update for those just beginning this process. For anyone who may read this...don't be discouraged . As bad as you may think it is in the beginning, things do get better.View Thread
I hope this posts in the proper place, if not my apologies. I'll reply later with another update for those just beginning this process. For anyone who may read this...don't be discouraged . As bad as you may think it is in the beginning, things do get better.View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion Hi Doctor, Here's an update for those in the same position I think we are all in......It...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
Hello Doctor, Here's an UPDATE for anyone who may read this and has questions like I...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hello Doctor, Here's an UPDATE for anyone who may read this and has questions like I did.
Two weeks ago I had the tubes placed in my ears. Read the earlier posts and you'll see that I was unprepared for this procedure. Here's where we are today.....My doctor said that after 2 weeks my hearing would improve. Well, it did not. I still feel like I'm underwater when I talk and I still can't make out some sounds BUT the good news is that after 2 weeks I have become used to the new way of hearing. Eating anything crunchy is not a good idea as it sounds REALLY LOUD in your head but all things considered its not a major issue. The panic mode has passed and everything is settling down. I'm sure as time passes ( for all of us) our hearing will return. The one thing I realized is that when we first heard the change in our hearing we all panic . Its justifiable. We just were unprepared. I'll let you know how thing go later. My best to all. Hang in there. JDView Thread
Two weeks ago I had the tubes placed in my ears. Read the earlier posts and you'll see that I was unprepared for this procedure. Here's where we are today.....My doctor said that after 2 weeks my hearing would improve. Well, it did not. I still feel like I'm underwater when I talk and I still can't make out some sounds BUT the good news is that after 2 weeks I have become used to the new way of hearing. Eating anything crunchy is not a good idea as it sounds REALLY LOUD in your head but all things considered its not a major issue. The panic mode has passed and everything is settling down. I'm sure as time passes ( for all of us) our hearing will return. The one thing I realized is that when we first heard the change in our hearing we all panic . Its justifiable. We just were unprepared. I'll let you know how thing go later. My best to all. Hang in there. JDView Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion Hello Doctor, Here's an UPDATE for anyone who may read this and has questions like I...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
Hi Doctor, See my response to jbangs on page 10 of the site. ENT said that hearing...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hi Doctor,
See my response to jbangs on page 10 of the site.
ENT said that hearing should return to normal in a few weeks, but I should keep the tubes in for another 7 weeks to make sure ears are drained & tubes reopened. If I want them out he'll take them out anytime I want, but I'm going to keep them for the 7 weeks & then I'll make up my mind whether to get them out or not. It depends on how my hearing improves at that time. He said hearing will improve soon and that my hearing will return to pre-procedure levels after the tubes are removed or fall out.I'll let you know how things go weekly & I hope I can help someone out there who finds this site and needs some type of answers like I did. Thanks again to all.View Thread
See my response to jbangs on page 10 of the site.
ENT said that hearing should return to normal in a few weeks, but I should keep the tubes in for another 7 weeks to make sure ears are drained & tubes reopened. If I want them out he'll take them out anytime I want, but I'm going to keep them for the 7 weeks & then I'll make up my mind whether to get them out or not. It depends on how my hearing improves at that time. He said hearing will improve soon and that my hearing will return to pre-procedure levels after the tubes are removed or fall out.I'll let you know how things go weekly & I hope I can help someone out there who finds this site and needs some type of answers like I did. Thanks again to all.View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion Hi Doctor, See my response to jbangs on page 10 of the site. ENT said that hearing...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
Thank you so much for your response. I'm glad to see your still here. I plan on hanging...
Posted by sgthappy73
Thank you so much for your response. I'm glad to see your still here. I plan on hanging around after my situation to help any newcomer to this site as well. ....So I got to see my ENT dr. today. When he came into the room he asked me how I'm doing, and he says this with a smile. I looked at him,with that "if I could strangle you I would" stare and all of a sudden he stopped smiling and the conversation got real serious real fast.He asked me what the problems were and I told him everything that everybody here has gone through...the ringing in the ears, the sound of being underwater when you speak, the stuffy feeling, the muffled sounds, everything! He looked at my file and said that everything I stated is normal and that every adult that had tubes placed told him the same thing after their procedures.I just shook my head and asked him why he didn't share this info prior to my decision. He said that he told me my hearing would be slightly different after the procedure, but what he actually said was that although my hearing would sound slightly "tinny" after the procedure, my hearing would otherwise be normal following the operation. I would hear great after my ears were drained. Well long story short...he told me that I should keep the tubes in for at least another 7 weeks to insure that the tubes have reopened and the ears have completely drained. After that time if I want to have the tubes removed he would take them out. I'm going to see how long I can deal with this and I hope that after 2 months all these problems will cease and I'll regain normal hearing. That's what he said would happen anyway, so we'll see. Thanks again .Best to you as well....View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion Thank you so much for your response. I'm glad to see your still here. I plan on hanging...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Hearing after ear tubes
Hello doctor, Sorry to keep bothering you but I thought of another question.....when I...
Posted by sgthappy73
Hello doctor,
Sorry to keep bothering you but I thought of another question.....when I initially went to my dr. he said I had fluid in both ears. I had 3 options...I could wait for it to drain on its own (it had already been a month), I could have him pierce my eardrum with a needle and have him suction both ears out right there in the office ( that just didn't sound like a good idea at the time) or go in and have him knock me out, drain my ears and put tubes in.Regretfully I chose the tubes. Heres my question...when I see him on Monday I'm sure he will check my ears. IF he tells me my ears are clear of fluid and are not infected, the tubes did their job, so would it be possible to have them removed to begin the healing process. I understand that keeping them in if need be would be the proper choice but if I don't need them the sooner there out the sooner the holes repair themselves and the muffled noises in my head will stop. By the way I can't begin to tell you how helpful you and all the "patients" on this site have been during this event. Thanks again......View Thread
Posted bysgthappy73
Sorry to keep bothering you but I thought of another question.....when I initially went to my dr. he said I had fluid in both ears. I had 3 options...I could wait for it to drain on its own (it had already been a month), I could have him pierce my eardrum with a needle and have him suction both ears out right there in the office ( that just didn't sound like a good idea at the time) or go in and have him knock me out, drain my ears and put tubes in.Regretfully I chose the tubes. Heres my question...when I see him on Monday I'm sure he will check my ears. IF he tells me my ears are clear of fluid and are not infected, the tubes did their job, so would it be possible to have them removed to begin the healing process. I understand that keeping them in if need be would be the proper choice but if I don't need them the sooner there out the sooner the holes repair themselves and the muffled noises in my head will stop. By the way I can't begin to tell you how helpful you and all the "patients" on this site have been during this event. Thanks again......View Thread
1 Reply
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing after ear tubes Hello doctor, Sorry to keep bothering you but I thought of another question.....when I...
Thanks for your Reply!

Includes Expert Content
Reply: Hearing loss after tube insertion
I hope u get this.... how long did it take for your hearing to begin to improve? Its...
Posted by sgthappy73
I hope u get this.... how long did it take for your hearing to begin to improve? Its only been 5 days since my tubes were placed & my hearing has been horrible. I'm glad your hearing has improved. I guess I'm looking for something to look forward to. So far my hearing has only gotten worse.Did you experience headaches at all during your ordeal? I've had a headache behind my right eye since this thing started. And I agree... if I had known....Hell no. Thanks......View Thread
169 Replies
| ReplyReply
| Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Hearing loss after tube insertion I hope u get this.... how long did it take for your hearing to begin to improve? Its...
Thanks for your Reply!


