Gareth Davies

This is a question for the guys at Will It Blend

Heard they might be branching out into Will It Stick in the near future.

How was your ETD surgery. Have you had positive results? Did it affect your tinnitus?

Which painkillers were you taking @Gareth Davies? (if you don't mind me asking).

Nothing serious. Just good old ibuprofen. I toyed with the idea of taking stronger items, but the possible side-effects worried me :S

Cheers @Gareth Davies. Currently suffering from back pain and might need to take some kind of pain remedy myself.

If the paracetamol doesn't do anything, then ibuprofen it is.

if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for it i dont want to pay for it and them just waste my time and not do the relevant test

My eardrums were healthy. You can have ETD with healthy eardrums - mine are fine for example. The test was offered first thing with my private ETD - didn’t have to ask. Definitely look for a different private hospital in that case! It was around £100-200 I believe for the test and initial appointment.

thats acc not to bad might consider it

But T always comes out as the worst possible thing to me :(

Tinnitus is one of the worst. But it makes other bad things seem...less bad by comparison. Not as important to worry about or get scared over. It’s difficult (not impossible, but difficult) to ‘up the ante’.

@Gareth Davies I may be completely wrong, but I believe I've read that acetaminophen(Tylenol) are a safer alternative than ibuprofen with regards to hearing damage, but I may be wrong. If I REALLY have to take a painkiller at some point in the future, I'll use acetaminophen, but of course, it's best if we can avoid it all together.

Thanks for the advice :)

How long did it took you?

Since early July 2020 - so about 11 months.

Cheers Gareth. Foot is still very painful, but it has only been three and half days - I’m just bored and impatient haha!

No problems with 1st dose of Pfizer

I did this but without a camera, you have a good idea. Just make sure the doctor is all in and understands what you want. Mine half assed it, I was in a lot of pain which he decided was reason to abort the procedure and he just went half way down for a second, came back out and said he didn't see anything which I don't think was very accurate.

Thanks for the advice!

I’m having mine in an open bore MRI machine which means I won’t be in the tube. Looks more like a doughnut. It’s supposed to be a lot quieter. Do you mind if I ask was yours of your head?

Interesting; never heard of that type of MRI machine before. Yep - just my head.

That is awesome and it only took a few minutes. I’ve only had them of my lower extremities and they’ve always taken so much longer.

Old Greg +1

Alister

I like the suggestion haha

There's still movement in my E tube - i.e. tissue randomly sliding around, spasms, etc - BUT it's a lot less aggressive than before the operation. It kind of feels like my head is full of marshmallows. (Now I hope natural healing will solve the rest of the problem.)

Ah that's so annoying. :-/ I've had this awful hair on back of tongue sensation for over two weeks. It has driven me to tears. I can't get rid of it. :( Hope apart from the 'wet feeling' that everything else is okay?

It’s not terrible; it seems to come and go :o
That’s horrible Steph - I’m sorry :( I really hope it’s a just passing thing and it will go away soon ;)
Yes, thanks - the T does seem less “relentlessly” aggressive compared to before the operation. Sleep is easier. Just gotta keep watching and waiting.

Maybe I'm reading into nothing. It ~could~ be air travelling through the E tube for the first time in months..hmmm. Noooo idea :)

Thanks Pray. Yes, just got to wait, wonder and hope :)
They don’t hurt, no.

Did this help? My right ear is constantly blocked and I'm considering this procedure. I'm still convinced my low roaring is from this, not menieres

It moderately helped - my tinnitus is quieter. However, I still have ETD symptoms at this point in time. Doctor said to wait 1-3 months.

wish you easy recovery Gareth!

Thank you! :)

Oh my goodness gareth! I hope it went/has gone well!? I'll be thinking of you. <3

Definitely endurance and resilience.

It also hurts like heck. Popping my ear helps for a second. Sod this I’m watching Netflix! >:/

Enjoy it my wacky friend. ;)

I'm almost certain it is because this has always been something I've experienced. If I'm not mistaken, this is just normal behavior of your eustachian tube. It's very likely something that you just never noticed before now because you had no need to concern yourself over your ears.

Then again, I might be misunderstanding what you mean by "crackle". It's hard to really relay what exactly entails a sound with words.

It’s like someone briefly rolling up bubble wrap or squashing Rice-Krispies. I’ve done some more reading, and it does seem to be a normal thing.

Perspective is always a useful commodity. Thank you Steph. That is terrible news regarding your delay; I’m sorry :(

Thanks Gareth. I just hate the way covid has slowed everything down. I'm hoping it's done this year.

sorry to hear that. I was just coming on here to ask u how it is going!

Hi Charbee; not yet.
However, it is close now - less than a week in fact.
I'm pretty nervous, but looking forward to the day with a hopeful mind.
(I'll be posting the result once I've recovered from the operation.)