About to go insane. I have had a particularly bad round of inflamed ear canals this Australia day weekend. "a Floaty head", A scary bout of virtigo on friday night and 15% hearing with the current imflamation in both ears means I have just had it. Top it off with not getting wet with all this great wind this weekend.

Have had in the 1mm range of ear canal diameter for a number of years now... (nrmally about 7mm fr a normal adult)

Any advice for ENT's in WA? Surfers ear specific.
I am quite intrigued by this approach - www.sutterhealth.org/pamf/services/ear-nose-throat/surfers-ear-surgery-pamf - where they use a mini 1mm chisel rather than a drill. Gross video on there too if you are into it. Anyone in WA or AU do the chissel version? The noise of a drill and possible ear damage is not so appealing.

Appreciate any advice. Nota pretty outlook but given the alternative (going insane), this option's time may have come.

Thanks.

Hey GranG

I bumped a topic on this from a few weeks ago, It may shine some light at the end of the tunnel/canal

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Blocked-ears/

As I posted on other that thread, I had op on my right ear last winter, out of water for 8 weeks, skin inside ear canal grew and covered the exposed bone completely, I have been using Doc's pro plugs and still do after op.

The one thing I just don't understand is that some guys are saying they have has repeat operations on same ear ??? [}:)]

I asked my surgeon prior my op about that and he said that I would never need a second op.

GranG said...
GP wasn't sure if they were "experts" in ear exostosis removal.

With the growth in kitesurfing over the last 10 years, I think Perth will be a centre of experience for exostosis removal in about 20 years time...