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Many turns

Many turns lately..... Hi! In my last post I discussed the possibility of a bone anchored hearing device and or hearing aides. I tried both a while back and was amazed at the difference in sound. I didn't realize that I couldn't hear traffic, tires on cars, my feet moving and the air conditioner. I literally cried when I heard all of the sounds with both devices. Prior to my appointment I had researched and had a lot of questions for both the doctor and audiologist. I found that some of my questions were very important and one especially was "why are you trying to bypass my middle ear?" That question sent the new specialist to the tuning fork test which indicated that I had otoscelerosis. He also mentioned a hole in my hear and thought it best to send me to a new specialist. I was sent for a CT scan and then sent to Penn in Philadelphia, PA. I sat on pins and needles for the past few weeks. The options going in were explained to me as either a stapedectomy (b