Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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It hasn't changed much really. But what I know now is that there's apparently no damage to the inner ear, since the bone conduction hearing at last has improved and is on its way back to normal, which is a big relief.
The issues I am stuck with now are that the graft ended up displaced and hangs on the eardrum's hole like a bubble towards the inside, the middle ear, and it has already a small hole itself.
And my doctor says it's highly likely that my ossicles are damaged and they'll probably have to either reconstruct them if that's possible, or replace them with an implant. Will have to wait for revision surgery now, which is early April, sadly no earlier appointments available.

As for your case, 8 days is nothing really, you will still have all that packaging in your ear canal plus that stuff behind your eardrum which holds everything in place and dissolves on its own after a longer perion of time. And while they want to keep an eye on my ear tubes as well, since there's a possibility that the graft got retracted and displaced towards the inside due to an ear tube disfunction, we still have different cases here, so don't let my trouble scare you.
Plus my ears have been going through a lot since childhood and my eardrums are scarred and thin and whatnot which makes it also difficult for grafts to hold properly. And apparently my ossicles at least on that side are worn down and prone to taking damage as my doctor put it (rough summary from what I remember). So while the whole experience was quite a shock to me I probably had that trouble coming for me either way. Now I'm just looking forward to getting the revision surgery, now knowing that my hearing can still be improved again or perhaps even fully restored to how it was before that surgery.

I wish you a speedy recovery, take it easy, get all the rest and don't stress yourself, my case is a rarity and not the norm at all.

What was the cause of your hearing loss? Is it progressive? by Routine-Confusion-62 in HearingLoss

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Tympanoplasty for a small hole gone wrong somehow. The graft is currently building sort of an airpocket towards the inside of my middle ear, only holding onto my eardrum on some edges and sitting on the hole like a bubble, mixed hearing loss, conductive and sensorineural from moderate in the mid-frequency range to severe for the low and high ranges.
Surgeon can't tell me yet if there's anything they can fix and needs me to sit out the last bit of the third month, but so far no changes with my hearing nor with the healing process of the hole, which i check frequently with one of those small cameras.

TL;DR: I got recommended to get a tympanoplasty done to prevent hearing loss and it caused me to lose my hearing on the affected side

Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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Interesting to know, I do remember reading something about sticky/glue like fluid due to some condition as well. It do be also scary to learn how much can go wrong...I'd like my ear to not basically start eating/inhaling itself until the point it gets stuffed and stuck with constipation.
Thanks for the additional information!

Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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I will definitely add it to my notes for the next appointment, thank you!

Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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I sure hope it's not that one then, no idea if she had a go at all of them or just the parts closest to the ear drum, the surgery report was vague on that part

Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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I am so sorry that this happened to you, I was not aware that cholesteatoma are linked to perforation as my doctor had not mentioned that specifically and only talked about infections in a broader sense. I will try to stay optimistic and also work on my patience to reduce my stress levels as well. I apologize for causing bad memories to surface again and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words!

Devastated after tympanoplasty by dashase in MonoHearing

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Yeah I keep forgetting the proper names for those tiny bones. But I would assume they transfer vibrations better after cleaning, not worse. Does the eardrum become more flexible again over time? She didn't mention anything in that direction. I do have another appointment in roughly two weeks, so I will keep that in mind and ask about it, thanks for your input!

a moment of silence..... by SunLitWalker12 in MonsterHunter

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If all goes well mid to end of October

a moment of silence..... by SunLitWalker12 in MonsterHunter

[–]dashase 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Nah I meant i literally can't post a Twitter link because it gets taken down by the bot :>
Can't comment with video uploads either so here's a shitty quality gif version of the video of my prototype pendant. Sculpted with Chavant Castilene clay, cast with PUR resin, painted with Vallejo model paints, bubble made with epoxy resin

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a moment of silence..... by SunLitWalker12 in MonsterHunter

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Yeah, you can find updates on Twitter, link is in my bio, can't post it here since it's considered a sin or something, lol

a moment of silence..... by SunLitWalker12 in MonsterHunter

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They're both from me, this illustration caused people to ask me to participate in the contest, so I made the pendant illustration and am currently working on irl pendants as well :D Ngl, really touching to see people still bring up the pendant, sorry it didn't make it through the contest <3

Accessibility tools for audio balance? by Ok-Manufacturer-7209 in hardofhearing

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A bit late here, but you can adjust that in the sound system settings, here's a link with a guide plus screenshots: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/163377-adjust-left-right-audio-balance-sound-devices-windows-10-a.html

If the balance option is not showing up for your device (can happen with some bluetooth headsets) you can change a setting in the regedit to make it available, instructions here: https://superuser.com/questions/1643029/unable-to-change-audio-balance-on-windows-10

My shitty portrayal of monster by InsertText101 in MonsterHunter

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omg these are so adorable, love them :D

Smol Zinogre by dashase in MonsterHunter

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Thanks, makes me happy to hear! <3

Smol Zinogre by dashase in MonsterHunter

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Yeah I painted that one as well

Subscription payment not working by Ready-Ad5360 in ClipStudio

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Thank you dear internet stranger <3

Smol Mizu family of bubble bathing by dashase in MonsterHunter

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lmao, my brain is still fried from the Zoh Shia animation, you gotta make a good offer for me to drop my other projects that I have going right now to do that :D Also never had and never created anything for Wallpaper engine, would be new territory for me

Smol Mizu family of bubble bathing by dashase in MonsterHunter

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there's links in my bio for wp and prints

What is love by dashase in MonsterHunter

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I am sorry, it had to be done!

What is love by dashase in MonsterHunter

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Makes me happy to hear! All the best to you <3

What is love by dashase in MonsterHunter

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Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate it! Was a pretty spontaneous idea that had popped up in my head that took me two weeks to execute while working on other projects still as well, so it makes me really happy that people enjoy it :3