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Excessive ringing in the ear after surgery?
Hello,
My husband had surgery on his right ear around 4 years ago, the specialist told him he would hear better and ringing would go away or be less. My husband is now living in such misery due to the excessive ringing in his ear now makes it difficult to sleep and at times he even experiences pain. Is there any help for his condition.
3 Answers
Tinnitus almost always is from a hearing loss. The brain is trying to fill in the sound input that its not getting from the ear. Depending on the type of hearing loss he had, some surgeries are designed to improve the hearing somewhat, but not perfectly.
If he still has some ringing and it bothers him, he should visit an audiologist and discuss hearing aids. Using a hearing aid can be helpful to 'mask' the ringing, because your brain is able to pay attention to the sound from the aid instead of the lack of sound.
There are also some other rare causes for tinnitus, such as hypothyroidism, and aspirin use. He should have his primary care doctor review his medications with him.
Also look up information about tinnitus retraining therapy. This can be helpful to teach patients how to tolerate the tinnitus better.
A tinnitus masker May help. Intratympanic steroid injections sometimes help. See an ENT or Otologist. Good luck
What kind of surgery was done? Sounds like it made it worse. See another ear specialist.