It hasn't been long, but I had sphenoidotomy surgery on both of my sphenoid sinuses on October 28. Four days after the surgery, I developed a ringing and buzzing sound in my ears that has not gone away. It's constant, 24 hours a day, every day.
My question is: is this common because of inflammation? According to Google, it is. According to the surgeon's physician assistant, it is as well. However, my surgeon isn't sure, since the tinnitus didn't begin until four days after the procedure. He also mentioned that he has never had any previous patients report or complain of tinnitus following a similar surgery.
I really empathize with everyone who deals with this permanently. It has been giving me anxiety and panic attacks almost every night since it began. They performed a hearing test on me today, and my hearing is normal. I do not have any hearing loss, which gives me a little hope that maybe this tinnitus is only due to inflammation from the surgery.
My question is: is this common because of inflammation? According to Google, it is. According to the surgeon's physician assistant, it is as well. However, my surgeon isn't sure, since the tinnitus didn't begin until four days after the procedure. He also mentioned that he has never had any previous patients report or complain of tinnitus following a similar surgery.
I really empathize with everyone who deals with this permanently. It has been giving me anxiety and panic attacks almost every night since it began. They performed a hearing test on me today, and my hearing is normal. I do not have any hearing loss, which gives me a little hope that maybe this tinnitus is only due to inflammation from the surgery.
