what side effects did you have with trigeminal neuralgia surgery?

I had surgery 3 weeks ago for trigeminal neuralgia. after surgery almost all my pain had gone away but I am not hearing very well through my ear. It sounds like water is on my ear and I can not get it out. Also at times I feel a lot of pressure in it. The doctor said it could take a couple of days to a couple of weeks for me to hear again. My mouth and tongue feel numb and tingly. Another symptom the doctor said that could take days to weeks to heal. I know this surgery for me is not 100% success. I am wondering is there anyone out there that had the same or similar symptoms after surgery and if these problems went away for them? I am feeling really horrible and I just want to see the light at the end of this tunnel.