Tinnitus and Septoplasty

Hi Tinnitus Talk,

I have a planned septoplasty for April 2018 due to nasal septum deviation and constant clicking in my ears when I swallow or yawn, but I'm really worried about the noise during that surgery. Our nose is very close to the inner ear so every noise made during septoplasty is gonna be really loud...

I've read about someone here that have tinnitus caused by septoplasty, and this worries me the most.

Maybe I should save some money and try to do it with laser? It should be much quieter than typical surgery.

But, it's gonna be really expensive...

I can't wait more because constant clicking in my ears and runny nose does not help my tinnitus :<

 

What noise do you thing a classic surgery performed on septum can produce? I’ve done mine and actually even if you opt for a laser, surgeon still will make couple of hits and only then they clean the rest with laser. So it will be noisy anyway.. if that’s the sound you’re scared of.

 

@Samir I don't know who will be my surgeon but medical director / head of the clinic at the hospital which planned it knows about it, surgery is planned for April so i still have a time to decide. Maybe should i just call to the hospital to have a chat with him near the surgery date and also tell surgeon about my T just before we start?

I just still think about that laser method, i forgot to talk about it at the last visit...

Doctors really want to do septoplasty in my case because they think it should help me.

 

@Samir I have clicking in both ears when i swallow or yawn hard which opens my eustachian tubes. Loudness of it depends on pressure in my head and "how" i swallow (fast, hard, slow, gently).

It can be very loud so i have a fear about worsening my T by this clicking. Especially when i'm in ear plugs and occlusion effect appears.

Doctors said that they will investigate it further only after septoplasty because i have a serious curve on the right side and for them it's the possible cause.

It disappeares however during the cold when i have full, runny nose.

EDIT: I would add that my let ear is "blocking" for some time now and i have to manually unlock it via yawn.

 

@Samir They told me that they don't know why is this happening to me and that my nasal septum deviation is our only lead now.

It's a sharp click :<

They tried to give me Tolperisone for muscles in the ear and i can't remember now if it helped because i've only took 2 pills in total, but after 30 minutes from taking the pill T on my right ear started to do random high pitched sounds and i've had strange pressure feeling in my head. I even had to breath on the fresh air.

This was after the second pill, the first was ok. Maybe it was coincidence?

We still don't know WHY it became worse after gasp with fluorine which get through my nose, for now doctors see this as coincidence or that it only triggered something that would come anyway.

 

Hello everyone


I have had tinnitus for 2 years after getting otitis media. My right nostril is frequently blocked. I have been advised to do a septoplasty by ENT here in Delhi. I have also TMJ and eye floaters as well neck pain. All one right side.

Have anyone had septoplasty done, has it been successful, what are the complications?

Grateful if you could answer me please.


Kind regards
Dilshaad

 

Do you have a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates? Have you had a nose injury in the past?

Apart from the small risk of bleeding, you need to speak to your ENT doctor who can advise you on any complications

 

Hi @Snake, just wanted to check in and see if you got this and how it went?

My ENT wants to perform a septoplasty and turbinate reduction. My only worry is that it will increase my tinnitus or whatever.

I'd like to know how you got on and what the recovery was like?

 

Hi, I cancelled the septoplasty. It wasn't worth it.

 

Thanks for the reply!