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joanne100uk
joanne100uk asked in HealthHealth & Well-BeingOther - General Health Care · 1 decade ago

Can i have corrective surgery for hearing loss?

I was born with a perfectly formed but small ear but with no hole for my ear canal for the sound to come in or out. Can i have corrective surgery.

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I was born with a smaller right ear which hasnt got a hole. I have some hearing in it but if someone is standing on my right side i probs wont hear them yet if i stick earphone in my bad ear i can hear the music. Can i have surgery. When i was a child they told my mom i could have explorative surgery but my mom didnt want to risk it

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  • wise man
    1 decade ago
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    Hello and good luck to you.Remember that if your hearing with the other ear is fine you are indeed a normal person and should not worry.Am not sure how old are you but I assumed that you have some imaging( like CAT scan) as a baby. The ear canal leads to some important structures inside the skull.If these structures are absent then hearing with this ear is almost impossible. If your external ear is still small and this is causing you some concern; this is easily dealt with in a very simple and almost 100% success rate through any descent cosmetic surgery.In any case please ask your GP to refer you to the ENT specialist in the hospital.

    good luck

  • caprilover79
    1 decade ago

    it would depend no if Ur inner ear is been formed properly, and that the connection to Ur brain that been formed properly.

    i know of deaf children who have had a cockleir (probably not spelt like that) ear implant ant the back of their skull, if doesn't give prefect hearing, but it better than nothing

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm sure it's possible to try. Whether or not something has been done like that with success is another story. As with any cutting away, doctors have to be careful that scar tissue is formed in a way that does not hinder the operation if it is going to form.

  • pig m
    1 decade ago

    You could probably have surgery to make the ear look more normal but I'm not sure if it will improve your hearing.

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  • lainhart
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i'm no longer a specialist nor have I long gone during the surgical treatment myself yet i might recommend you study some blogs written via people who've long gone during the surgical treatment. in case you google it, many will arise and that they describe their entire adventure. which would be of a few advice to you.

  • twism
    1 decade ago

    no you cant the only thing they have out now is only mini ear pieces that you can wear. You would think that we could have that technology but we dont. Sorry!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This would be a question to ask your doctor.

    I don't think that they have any surgeries for this though, otherwise it probably would have been done while you were in infant.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In a word yes, but it may not help your hearing.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    go to India you will the best treatment, quickly, cheaply and professionally

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