Just came home from surgery for tinnitus and looks like it didn’t work. They cut two tendons one of which may have partially damaged my sense of taste but I just had a hot chocolate and it was great. If I don’t appreciate a gay French wine anymore then nothing of value was lost.
Anyhow I admit I feel like a dick complaining about tinnitus when there’s literal brain tumors and radiation talk happening , but as an American I feel like it’s my prerogative to moan about myself while others suffer immeasurably. Been dealing with this buzzing for 15 years and my wife is sick of this shit she’s had around her like noise generators which I’ve been using to dampen the buzz and although it’s just a few hours after surgery, the surgeon said if i didn’t get immediate relief then I’m probably fucked. Genuinely surprised as we both thought this would be curative. Kind of a cool surgery too as you have to use incredibly tiny and complex devices to get a camera up in the deeper parts of your ear , then the worlds tiniest knife to sever a muscle literally as thick as a hair.
on the plus side I’ve never had anesthesia before and was worried but I have zero nausea and feel overall ok, just a bit weak. Other than not straining too hard taking a dump or picking up my daughter or running or flying for next two weeks, am not gonna be that restricted. Also supposed to be careful to keep ear dry in shower but prolly just not bathe/do sponge baths instead. Oh and my throats just a little sore despite never having and an Trach tube until now, surprisingly. It’s like I just have a naturally wide relaxed throat
