i whould like to hear from any one who has had a stapedectomy procedure recently. i would like to know how long the recovery process is, is ther much pain afterwords and for for how long, and i would very much like to hear how their hearing has improved if at all

I hope this site helps. I can't advise, as I am not a good candidate for this, and had bone anchored hearing aids instead.

I do know of a couple of people who have benefitted greatly from this.

Good luck.

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http://www.stapedectomy.co.uk/html/surgery.html (external link, opens new browser window)

I had this done about 4 years ago and it was a real success. Personally I didn't feel much pain afterwards. I did suffer from a little loss of balance for a bit though..was only for about a week as everything settled back down. i could tell as soon as the packaging was taken out it had made a difference. for me though it was short term as i have osteoslerosis which has taken away those benifits.
it was woth doing ti for that short period of relief tho.

hi, i also had a stapedectomy a few years ago, unfortunately it wasn't the sucess I'd hoped but that was due more to the severity of my hearing loss than the operation. (I also have otosclerosis and a coclear loss as well) Dont worry too much about recovery process it's minimal - normally you can leave hospital the same day and then take it easy for a few days. I was pretty dizzy for a while but that doesnt happen to everyone. It's not painful just a bit uncomfortable. And the benefit of the operation is entirely dependent on the individual case.
Good luck and i hope this helps
Rachel x