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Decrease of Hearing After Facelift? It's Been Almost 2 Months and my Ears Feel Blocked.
asked 5 months ago by ru4dme
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
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Tags: 2 months post-op, hearing, normal, problem, relationship
It's bee almost 2 months and my ears still feel like they are blocked up with something. My hears seems to be muffled. I have flush my ears multiple times with ear flushes without result. Doctor says this is normal.
18 answers to Decrease of Hearing After Facelift? It's Been Almost 2 Months and my Ears Feel Blocked.
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Hearing problems after facelifts
The initial swelling of the ear canal can occur and cause problems for several weeks
someone should look inside however to make sure there is no dried blood. wax or packing that may have been place during the surgery
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Decreased Hearing 2 Months after Facelift
Decreased hearing 2 months after your facelift is probably secondary to wax, residual cotton placed in the ears during the operation, or blood which got into the ear canal during the surgery. An ENT specialist can examine you, remove anything in the ear, and test your hearing if necessary.
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Someone needs to look in your external ear canals.
As others have pointed out, it is possible to have retained material in the ear canals. Not just ear wax or blood, I have seen patients where a surgeon left cotton in the ear canal. The cotton is used to prevent fluid from collecting in the canal. Ask your surgeon to look in the canal. Of course it is also possible that you are just an aging rock and roller and this is actual natural hearing loss.
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Decrease of Hearing After Facelift
I have seen this a few times. Typically it is related to ear wax which gets further plugged with dry blood. Your surgeon can clean this for you or you can see an ENT specialist.
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Plugged hearing after facelift
You should get your ears checked out by an ear, nose, throat (otolaryngologist) to see what is going on. You may have dried blood or something else plugging up the ear canal. A thorough examination would help figure out the cause.
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Facelift - Decrease of Hearing After Facelift? It's Been Almost 2 Months and my Ears Feel Blocked.
I think that it's unlikely that any hearing loss is due to the surgical aspects of the procedure itself. While anything is possible, I am not aware of this as a common consequence of this surgery, or even as a rare one.
I would advise a consultation with an ENT to examine your ear canals, eardrums and an overall hearing assessment.
I hope that this helps, and good luck,
Dr. E
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Hearing loss after a facelift
This is probably blood or gauze- dental role that has filled your ear canal from the surgery. You should see your surgeon and if need be an ENT surgeon to assess your ear canal. It would be extremely unlikely this is anything else if it came on immediately after Facelift surgery. After your ears are cleaned you could undergo a hearing test. Typically I place a small piece of dental role in the ear canal when performing facelifting or Parotidectomy surgery to...
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Decreased hearing after facelift
I have never seen permanent hearing loss after a facelift. As a rule of thumb, we use special ear plugs to protect the ear canal during surgery and they are removed immediately after surgery. We also irrigate the ear afterwards, using extreme caution. Although very rare it is possible to get an ear infection s/p a facelift in which case antibiotic ear drops would be used. You could follow up with your surgeon to check for an infection or residual swelling.
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Muffled Hearing after a Face Lift
The most likely explanation for decreased hearing following a face lift procedure is blood in the ear canal. Other possible causes are residual ear wax, a retained dental roll or piece of cotton used to block the ear canal, or possible swelling around the ear canal (which is unlikely 2 months following the procedure). A straightforward examination with an otoscope should reveal the cause of the obstruction.
Michael Sundine, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Why Ears May Feel Blocked After Facelift
I would check and see if your ear canal has old blood or wax buildup that may be affecting your hearing. You can return for a visit with your surgeon, or an ENT specialist to determine this. Although steps can be taken to try to prevent this, it can be a fairly common occurrence.
Robert N. Young, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
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Decrease of Hearing After Facelift? It's Been Almost 2 Months and my Ears Feel Blocked.
The most logical answer is a partial blockage of the external ear canal from some blood or fluids going into the ear canal during the Face Lift. I use a dental roll, in the ear canal, during the Face Lift to prevent this from occurring. Ask the plastic and cosmetic surgeon that did your Facelift for a referral to an ENT to examine (and clean out) the ear canals as well as test your hearing in the off change it's something else.
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Facelift and post operative decreased hearing
In most cases decreased hearing after a facelift is casued by blood or fluid accumulation in the ear canals. It should resolve on its own, however if this has persisted for tow months have your doctor check your ears with an otoscope to see if they are blocked. An ENT specialist can clear the ear canals if ear flushes have failed. Good luck.
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Decreased hearing after your facelift could be from debris in your ears.
During facelift surgery, I routinely place a sterile gauze in my patients' ears to prevent blood from accumulating. Occasionally the gauze may fall out and blood can enter the ear canal and impair hearing. You should consider consulting a reputable ENT specialist to discuss your concerns. If you have wax and blood in your ears from facelift surgery, this may be delicately removed.
Hope this helps.
Dr. Joseph
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Facelift and ear blockage
It's not uncommon for your ear canals to feel blocked for a couple weeks after surgery. This could result from canal swelling, or clotted blood in the canal that has not resorbed yet. 2 months is a bit long for this sensation to last. I would have you ENT surgeon do an exam and get an audiogram as well.
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Hearing loss after Facelift
If your plastic surgeon has examined your ear canals and verified that there is no blockage, you should consult with an ENT surgeon to have your hearing evaluated.
Donald Griffin, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Hearing after face lift
At this time it would be reasonable for you to have your ears thoroughly examined and hearing tested. There are a variety of possible explanations ranging from old blood, debris or wax to change in ear canal shape.
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An ear "flush" may not be adequate
Decreased hearing after a facelift is usually due to either wax or some blood retained deep within the ear canal.
It is usually managed by looking into the depths of the canal and seeing what has caused the problem.
Treatment can be a deep flush or mechanical loosening of the wax or blood.
This is best done by someone who is familiar with the problem.
Dr. Mayl
Fort Lauderdale
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Decrease of Hearing After Facelift?
You need to have an ENT surgeon look in your ears.
Unless precaustions are taken blood can clot against the ear drum and muffle hearing. If this is the case you will need such a professional to correct the situation or in its absence investigate why your hearing is off.
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