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Replies to "I had Stapedectomy a little longer than one year ago, due to Otosclerosis. My operative ears..."
That is very interesting. I have had Stapedectomy's in both ears, 7 years apart, also due to Otosclerosis. I remember everything being louder for a few weeks after surgery, but attributed that to my ears adjusting to the new Stapes bone which wasn't working previously or was working poorly for some unknown period of time. But I never experienced extended Hyperacusis. After a few weeks my 2 ears were sounding very similar.
Then my 2nd stapes bone collapsed and I had to get the Stapedectomy in that ear. Same thing - louder in the new ear for a few weeks then the 2 ears seemed to sound the same. The only issue was I had some clicking in the 2nd ear. Doc had to go back in - turns out there was some scar tissue. Since then no problem until recently (10 years later). Now my left ear has deteriorated with word recognition so much that they are evaluating me for a CI. With Hearing Loss it's always something!