Eu moro em Michigan, nos Estados Unidos. Alguém aqui já fez o procedimento de dilatação por balão? Quem foi o médico? Qual foi o resultado? Qualquer comentário seria útil.
Oi Jamieleev;
Sou originalmente de Ionia, Michigan, moro no Havaí agora e fiz a dilatação com balão em março com o Dr. Brian Weeks. Um dos melhores!! Infelizmente. Para mim não funcionou, mas planejo tentar novamente em setembro.
Conte-nos sua história com ETD.
Eles sabem por que funcionaria ou não funcionaria? Quais são os seus sintomas? E você fez o procedimento aqui ou no Havaí?
Fiz isso em San Diego. O Dr. Weeks tinha grandes esperanças para mim. Nunca tive problemas de ouvido, problemas de seios, alergias. Fiquei doente com um vírus de cabeça no ano passado e meus ouvidos ficaram entupidos, abafados, estalando, estalando.
Não sei por que não funcionou? Sabemos que os tubos eustáquios são coisas muito difíceis de consertar.
Vou tentar novamente e ver.
Quais são seus sintomas?
De qual parte do Michigan você é?
Hi Kelly. I'll be really interested to hear how your second attempt with balloon dilation surgery goes in September. As you know from a previous conversation, I also had the procedure done (April last year) and it didn't work for me either. I am also willing to give it another try, but the initial feedback I got from doctors when I inquired about this was that if I got no improvement in my symptoms after the first attempt, the chances of it working the second time were reduced. That said, they didn't dismiss out of hand the possibility of it helping. Please keep us posted. I think there are many of us on this discussion board keen to hear about success stories with this procedure.
Oi Tony
Com certeza vou manter todo mundo atualizado sobre o que está acontecendo comigo.....quem fez seu procedimento? Aprendi com muitos de vocês tantas coisas diferentes.....não tenho certeza no que acreditar mais ... Eu acredito no Dr. Weeks, entre ele e o Dr. Poe, eles são os 2 com mais experiência.
Acabei de encontrar um médico ENT aqui que começou a fazer o procedimento, quando contei meus sintomas, estalidos, estalos, estalidos, ouvidos abafados, ele disse que esses não eram os sintomas de DTE....Sério. Felizmente, para mim, aprendi o suficiente sobre isso para não ouvi-lo. Ele também disse que a dilatação funciona 80% tubos nas orelhas funcionam 100% HAHAHAHAHA. Estou louca ou o quê!!!
Fui ao Dr. Weeks, ótimo médico, ele sabe mais....mas, ele não é Deus e ele também pode fazer só o que pode. Eu tinha muitas muitas muitas esperanças de que essa dilatação fosse funcionar... Weeks estava muito confiante de que isso aconteceria, eu NUNCA tive nenhum problema na minha vida....nenhuma infecção de ouvido, nenhum problema de seio, nenhum alergia.., só peguei um resfriado/vírus e meus tubos pararam de funcionar ou entupiram.
Perguntei ao Dr. Weeks qual era o plano B? Ele disse volte e vamos tentar novamente.....minhas esperanças não são tão altas quanto eram da primeira vez, mas eu tenho que tentar mais uma vez....depois disso é com Deus e algo no futuro à medida que aprendem mais sobre esse problema irritante.
Todos nós precisamos manter contato uns com os outros, essa é nossa única esperança....se alguém aprender algo....compartilhe, vamos manter esse fórum vivo.....
I had the balloon dilation procedure and it didn't help me either. I then got tube in which did help, but now having issues again. I am doing the balloon again with an adenoid revision as I have adenoid tissue that grew back blocking one of my eustachian tubes. Mine was done by Dr. Vijay Anand in NYC and he was supposed to do it again, but is out on medical leave. My ear specialist Dr. Sujana Chandrasekhar is doing it this time.
I also live in Hawaii. Can you tell me who the local doc was? If you think he wasn't good, I want to avoid him. I've had dysfunction for about 4 years, now seriously considering the balloon procedure.
Also, roughly how much does it cost? Insurance coverage? Medicare?
Thanks much. Guess you are about ready for a second try.
Oi Richard..... Fui a 3 médicos ENT aqui e 2 dos 3 me disseram para viver com isso e o terceiro, Dr. Cho no Straub, me disse que os tubos resolveriam a Disfunção Tubária Eustaquiana..... NÃO!!! Acredito que o Dr. Cho é o único em O'ahu que faz a dilatação com balão.
Fui ao Dr. Brian Weeks em San Diego para minha dilatação e volto para uma segunda tentativa na próxima segunda-feira.
Se quiser me enviar mensagem no Facebook como Kelly Doyle Harper, responderei mais perguntas para você.
Hi Jamie! Did you have the dilation procedure done on Monday? I have an appointment with Dr. Weeks next month. I've been dealing with ETD for only 2 months but it has caused me severe anxiety I'm desperate for something to work but so far I haven't really come across any real fixes.
I replied to Jamie by accident. I'm new here but see you may have had the balloon dilation procedure this past Monday. If so how are you doing? I have a consult worth Dr Weeks next month and I'm desperate for permanent relief. ETD has given me major anxiety and really disrupted my way of life. It's on my mind 24/7 and I hate it.
I live in Michigan & am set to have balloon dilation surgery next week with Dr. Weingarten in St. Clair Shores - east side of Michigan. I'm going to an osteopathic clinic soon ran by MSU students in Clinton Township which is FREE. I will see what they can do first. I will let you know what happens. I'm still not sure if I am going thru with the surgery. I got sick in December last year & the ears won't unclog. Tried 6 months of nasal steroids, also a few days of prednisone. I actually got used to it so that it doesn't drive me crazy anymore. Hopefully something will work. And doing LOTS of prayer too helps!
Has anyone’s had the Eustachian tube dialation and tubes done at the same time? Is the balloon dialation procedure worth it if I’m already having tubes put in?
Any complications with the balloon dialation? I’ve had ETD for years and have avoided tubes until I got sick 2 months ago and my ears want unplug.
ok, here's the update on my situation. The osteopathic session really didn't make a difference so I went ahead with the balloon dilation surgery. At first I saw hardly any results & it seemed to worsen. But after about 4 - 6 weeks the etd went almost completely away. I would recommend the surgery - there was no pain aftwerward at all for me & I'm still almost completely free of etd 4 months later.
Bom dia, estava me perguntando como você está agora depois de sua dilatação com balão. Tenha um ótimo dia!
Hi,
I just got this done a week ago and it also seemed to get worse. I am hoping that I will also get better in a couple of more weeks like p95068.
Is anyone else having problems after the surgery? Please comment. It didn't help that I got sick right after the surgery. (which I believe I got sick at the hospital). thanks.
hey guys
mark from toronto. been suffering from ear pain and fullness for 7 yrs. i had my balloon dilation yesterday as im running out of ideas. so post op. pain and burning senstion in my bad ear. LOTS of popping and crackling. also hearing my voice vibrate in my head which is really annoying. not jumping to any conclusions yet. gonna let everything adjust and settle for a coiple months and ill report back. ear fullness f@##%ing sucks. all the best
Hello,
I had this surgery two weeks ago and I also have the same results as Mark71416. And I still can't hear from my left ear, which is why I had this surgery. I hope that my hearing improves. And that burning sensation- I have to take Aleve all the time.
hey
how are you doing?? im in full blown panic mode. this was supposed go be an easy procedure. im in a lot of pain 4 days later and its my entire head. eyes teeth temple cheeks ears and mastoid. also this vibration in my head when i talk?? i cant live like this....what are your symptoms? and who did your surgery?
Hello,
Oh wow, I'm sorry. I still can't hear on my left ear (which was the point of the surgery) sounds like fishbowl/muffled sound. Also, burning sensation on the left ear (like someone put hot coal down my ear) and I have to take Aleve all the time. I think you need to go to your doctor a.s.a.p. if you are in that much pain.
Dr. William Cohen in Orange, CA.
Hope things get better.