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Exostosis or Surfers Ear operation advice please

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Created by Gonz > 9 months ago, 21 Nov 2011
Gonz
ACT, 6 posts
21 Nov 2011 6:58PM
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Hey Forum Fans,

I'm researching having my ear operation to open up my ear canal. The condition is called Surfers Ear or Exostosis.

Any local experience of the operation. I believe the old approach is to cut behind the ear and peel it back to operate on with a dental drill on the over growth bone. This causes potential tinnitus and noise damage. A new method seems to be with 1mm chisels and operates from within the ear canal.

Experience or advice? Good surgeons? Costs?

I have used Doc pro plugs and ear plugs generally, and sick of them.

Cheers

Gonz

petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
22 Nov 2011 8:02AM
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Last option for me would be do nothing,possibly better than further damage of surgery.

www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48202



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