- Sep 6, 2001
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More fantastic fuckin' news.
My ear is going to cost me at least $20,000. I just got back from the doctor and he said the reason I've had a CHRONIC EAR INFECTION FOR TWO YEARS is because I may have to have reconstructive surgery due to a pocket of flesh eroding in my ear.I knew about the pocket, but it may have damaged bone, so they have to do a CT scan, repair the pocket, and if necessary, reconstruct bone 9 months later. My hearing is still intact, but if I dont get the surgery, I'll probably go deaf in that ear, and brain damage can occur. Great, at 40 I'd be a retard with one bad ear. This sucks.
"Pseudomonas is a common cause of chronic otitis media. Malignant otitis externa is a manifestation of invasive infection predominantly observed in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. It begins as ordinary otitis externa that fails to respond to antibiotic therapy. Presenting symptoms are persistent pain, edema, and tenderness of the soft tissues of the ear, with a purulent discharge. Fever is uncommon, and some patients present with a facial nerve palsy. Extension of the infection to the temporal bone can result in osteomyelitis, and further extension can create cranial nerve palsies and possibly a Central Nervous System infection."
Woo!
My ear is going to cost me at least $20,000. I just got back from the doctor and he said the reason I've had a CHRONIC EAR INFECTION FOR TWO YEARS is because I may have to have reconstructive surgery due to a pocket of flesh eroding in my ear.I knew about the pocket, but it may have damaged bone, so they have to do a CT scan, repair the pocket, and if necessary, reconstruct bone 9 months later. My hearing is still intact, but if I dont get the surgery, I'll probably go deaf in that ear, and brain damage can occur. Great, at 40 I'd be a retard with one bad ear. This sucks.
"Pseudomonas is a common cause of chronic otitis media. Malignant otitis externa is a manifestation of invasive infection predominantly observed in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. It begins as ordinary otitis externa that fails to respond to antibiotic therapy. Presenting symptoms are persistent pain, edema, and tenderness of the soft tissues of the ear, with a purulent discharge. Fever is uncommon, and some patients present with a facial nerve palsy. Extension of the infection to the temporal bone can result in osteomyelitis, and further extension can create cranial nerve palsies and possibly a Central Nervous System infection."
Woo!
