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Discharge From Left Ear For Long. Suggested Surgery. Will Surgery Cause Any Nerve Damage?
hey i just wanted to ask that i have been having a discharge from my left ear for a long time and now i am going seeing a specialist and they have said that i will need a ear surgery? i wanted to ask that is ear surgery really painful and scary? this is my first ever surgery and i am really scared incase i loose my earing or damage a nerve?
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the surgery is done under anaesthesia and under high power microscopes
there are very less chances of pain and hearing loss if done correctly ubder high power microscopes
there are very less chances of pain and hearing loss if done correctly ubder high power microscopes
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