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Jan. 31st, 2012 01:29 pmMixed result from Spider's latest ear appointment at Addenbrookes.
He has significant hearing loss in his right ear, which isn't likely to improve.
But it isn't getting worse either. We thought it was, so this is happy news.
Another appointment in May to decide whether he has another op to try to rebuild the eardrum. They tried this once but he got an infection just when it was almost healed, so it ended up full of holes.
This would be unlikely to restore normal hearing but it would allow him to swim without getting ear infections, and therefore reduce the risk of long term deterioration. On the other hand, there is a small risk of making things worse or messing up his sense of taste. He's a big monkey now so it's his decision.
The reason for deciding in April is he wouldn't want the op until after GCSEs so he can't go on the waiting list yet as he'd be on it for ove 18 weeks, thus earning Addenbrookes a black mark. It's good to have an extra appointment to discuss it again, but can't really be efficient to use up appointment slots purely to manage waiting list targets. Can it?
When we were walking home, it was snowing.
He has significant hearing loss in his right ear, which isn't likely to improve.
But it isn't getting worse either. We thought it was, so this is happy news.
Another appointment in May to decide whether he has another op to try to rebuild the eardrum. They tried this once but he got an infection just when it was almost healed, so it ended up full of holes.
This would be unlikely to restore normal hearing but it would allow him to swim without getting ear infections, and therefore reduce the risk of long term deterioration. On the other hand, there is a small risk of making things worse or messing up his sense of taste. He's a big monkey now so it's his decision.
The reason for deciding in April is he wouldn't want the op until after GCSEs so he can't go on the waiting list yet as he'd be on it for ove 18 weeks, thus earning Addenbrookes a black mark. It's good to have an extra appointment to discuss it again, but can't really be efficient to use up appointment slots purely to manage waiting list targets. Can it?
When we were walking home, it was snowing.
