- For the first few days, my balance was off especially when I got up at night. Now, it seems to be fairly normal with just an occasional bout of dizziness.
- I've finished taking the course of antibiotics. I think they make me a bit drowsy. They don't seem to have caused any stomach trouble which is a possible side-effect. The hardest thing about them was figuring out how to work the 'child proof' top on the container!
- Very little taste disturbance or tongue numbness. Not zero but much less than with the first ear operation. The top of my outer ear is still quite numb. I assume it can't feel cold either so I'll have to be careful not to let it freeze when I go outside.
- There's still a feeling of fullness in the ear. It's something like when one's ear fills with water while swimming. I can hear myself hum or my teeth banging together but I can't hear anything from outside the ear.
Did I just say I can hear myself?! That is rather strange. My understanding is that I would lose all normal hearing with the operation. Not that there was much to lose in the first place.
So perhaps I will end up with a small amount of residual hearing? On Wednesday Jan 22nd, I return to Sunnybrook to have the staples removed so I will ask the surgeon about this.
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