Last week my friend had surgery on her ear, for the second time. Over the last few years ears have become an increasing problem for teenagers. No this is no joke! I know multiple people who have had to have surgery on their ears due to a hole developing in their eardrum. The only thing is that each person I know, has had to have the surgery multiple times to actually get it fixed.
The friend who just recently got surgery was on her second round. The first time they had to remove a tumour which was growing on her eardrum and affecting her hearing. However, they were unable to cover up the hole that was developing, therefore she had to get the surgery for a second time. Next week she has to go back for a check up to ensure that the hole has really been covered.
She is in extreme pain, and the problem might not even be fixed! The first time around was really bad, she was out of school for almost two weeks, and never left bed! This time she had no choice but to come back to school, but she is still in severe pain. This surgery the doctors had to physically cut a hole in her head (behind the ear) and start the surgery from there. How crazy eh.
Another friend has already had the surgery twice, and is going on to a third time in hopes of the hole being closed. The pain has not been nearly as bad for her, but it is such an inconvenience. She cannot participate in sports, she cannot swim for 2 months, and the hole might not even be closed again.
The one thing I don't understand is that since this problem is becoming so popular, than why isn't the surgeries working? It may not be easy, but doctors see it more and more each day, and somehow the surgery they are performing which is lots of money, and lots of pain is not working for the patients. Is it better to just have that hole on your eardrum and risk going deaf in future years, or get the surgery multiple times and pray that it works for once?
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