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endolympmatic sac decompress surgery and now extreme fullness in ear

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Carlyle
Carlyle

After having endolympmatic sac decompression surgery for menieres disease, my ear is extremely full and I have echoing in my ear when I tallk.

Any suggestions?

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  • Sbart
    Sbart Carlyle

    Posted

    I used to experience this also. After the steroid injections it has improved tremendously and only have this problem once every few months and only lasts maybe 1/2 a day. I know how frustrating that sound is, I had it most of my life off and on. I hope you find something to help you, that's miserable. Praying for you!

  • tanney
    tanney Carlyle

    Posted

    sounds like you may have either inflamation or fluid buildup in the inner ear.  How recently was the surgery?  Are you taking a diuretic and/or have you had intratympatic steroid injections?   If not you may want to discuss these treatments and Betahistine with your ENT for his advice.  Good luck. 

    Another thought....do you have allergies? If so, how are they being managed?

  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 Carlyle

    Posted

    Echoing in the ear probably means that a fistula has been created in the inner ear following the surgery, or the creation of superior semicircular canal dehiscence.  You will neeed a CT scan of the temporal bone.  Tell your surgeons about this.  This is not a rare problem following this surgery.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiology

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

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