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Can the bone spur cause my ear to get infected or feel painful? Did my ear issues cause the bone spur?

teddybearpazApr 25, 2016
Hi! I have had multiple cholesteatoma and various other ear surgeries. One being a radical mastoidectomy. The last 2 years I've been getting headaches and was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. Even after all my ear surgeries I still end up with infections in my ears and sinuses. I do have chronic pain in my ear. I've had between 25-30 tubes put in. I also have my inner ear bones replaced. I have had my adenoids taken out. Now I've been diagnosed with a large septum bone spur.

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