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OMG! I had no idea! I literally thought for DECADES now that the tube was somehow put into the eustachian tube - like a straw jammed inside another straw. I always felt that could be a point for infection … but since I didn’t go that route, I never explored it further. I did hear that once these tubes are placed they are sometimes (always?) removed at some point in time. Is that cuz of the possibility for infection? Or, if placed in a kid’s ear, does the eardrum area GROW over time? No idea.

I still feel that I’d benefit from something that stretches my eustachian tubes out cuz they are blocked unless I make a effort to clear them. Once cleared, I swear my hearing improves by 5% or more.

Generally, they just drop out as the eardrum squeezes them out. I was told this would happen at around 6 months. One of mine stayed in 2 years.

Yes, there’s always a chance of inection, and definitely no swimming. The tube is to equalise the pressure and allow the eardrum to vibrate
A blocked Eustachion tube stops it :grinning_face:

Know that you’re not alone. We all can relate to this. Be kind to yourself and share your inquiries or even frunstrations with the GREAT community here, they will always back you up. :)))

In reply to @1Bluejay

nope, they would just reconstruct my ear canal and use skin from my hip, but unfortunately they didnt heal properly and it closed again. the same thing happened on my right side, but i had the surgery again and it thankfully healed correctly. (now my right ear canal is the size of a penny lol!) but yeah, it is very frustrating to fix! now they’re recommending me to do the magnetized instead of total reconstruction which I have doubts about only because I’m so used to in ear ’s

In reply to @Bimodal_user

I had my last appt July of last year, not much changed in terms of my hearing according to the tests, and I have been told about the improvements of , as it was the type of hearing aid I had as a very young child before switching to a hearing aid, but I am still unsure of wanting to switch.

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