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Perilymh fistula. Life after that?
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Hope you are getting better, and back to good health?
tndash
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Hi again. Not sure if you have read any of my PLF posts, but I am considering diving again. Found this very interesting:
https://www.eubs.org/documents/DHM Vol44 No4.pdf#page=26
The excerpt:
Prognosis for the injured diver and returning to divingIt has been proposed that divers with IEBt are prone to further incidents that exacerbate their tinnitus and hearing loss,3 but this is not supported by others.14,24,39 One group stated; “Although the older literature clearly suggests otherwise, we believe that scuba divers who completely recover from inner (or middle) ear barotrauma may return to diving as long as they exercise caution and care”.26 However, this advice was not backed up by what these authors reported, as two of their three cases (both undergoing tympanotomy) were advised not to continue diving. Long-term follow up of IEBt cases (seven conservatively and two surgically managed) reported complete recovery of symptoms in six patients, and return to diving as early as one month post tympanotomy repair was permitted, provided that predisposing anatomical abnormalities were excluded, hearing was stable, and their balance was normal.14
https://www.eubs.org/documents/DHM Vol44 No4.pdf#page=26
The excerpt:
Prognosis for the injured diver and returning to divingIt has been proposed that divers with IEBt are prone to further incidents that exacerbate their tinnitus and hearing loss,3 but this is not supported by others.14,24,39 One group stated; “Although the older literature clearly suggests otherwise, we believe that scuba divers who completely recover from inner (or middle) ear barotrauma may return to diving as long as they exercise caution and care”.26 However, this advice was not backed up by what these authors reported, as two of their three cases (both undergoing tympanotomy) were advised not to continue diving. Long-term follow up of IEBt cases (seven conservatively and two surgically managed) reported complete recovery of symptoms in six patients, and return to diving as early as one month post tympanotomy repair was permitted, provided that predisposing anatomical abnormalities were excluded, hearing was stable, and their balance was normal.14
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