u/hugonoahleon

My eardrum is actively tearing. I have atrophic eardrums caused by 12 sets of tubes plus many perforations. Adding insult to injury, the more perforations you get, the easier the eardrum perforates. At this point in my ETD journey, having a hole makes my life a lot more comfortable; the pressure gets balanced, and I don't feel pain. Fingers crossed for permanent holes 🙏🏻

I have been dealing with chronic ETD for 25 years. I had nose surgery, balloon tuboplasty, 11 tubes on left ear, 12 on right. Soon, I will be getting new eardrums made out of cartilage, because after years of damage, they cannot hold onto the tubes. And without tubes, eardrums keep rupturing. And the pain is driving me crazy. Anyone else out there who has a similar case?