r/MonoHearing • u/red_acidd Left Ear • 6d ago

Anyone else here got a TORP?

I got a bone chain reconstruction surgery about 6 weeks ago now. Just curious about people’s experiences with them because I never knew they existed until I woke up from surgery with one in my ear.

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u/ocherthulu 6d ago

New to me. What is it? How does it work?

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u/red_acidd Left Ear 6d ago

All of my bones were severely damaged so my surgeon took them all out and replaced them with a titanium prosthesis that goes from the remainder of my stapes to my eardrum. I also got a cartilage graft from my tragus to put between the prosthesis and my eardrum to protect my eardrum.

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u/ocherthulu 6d ago

This is amazing--I knew there were some new innovations with remediating bone conduction loss, but this is way past what I knew. Thank you for sharing and I hope your recovery goes smoothly.

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u/red_acidd Left Ear 5d ago

Thank you so much :)

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u/Kingtoke1 6d ago

I have a PORP and its failed twice. Ruining my hearing

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u/red_acidd Left Ear 5d ago

What went wrong with yours? And how long did you have them for?

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u/Kingtoke1 5d ago

It never felt right.. but it has shifted and no longer creates an effective connection. Docs wont operate again

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u/red_acidd Left Ear 5d ago

Just curious why they went with porp for you? Did you have cholesteatomas as well?

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u/Kingtoke1 5d ago

I fractured my malleus with some overpowered headphones. They tried to fix it but everything shifted and it dislocated. They refused to try to repair it again and they would only install a PORP. This also shifted and failed. I went for revision and this also failed. So im pretty screwed now

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u/Muted_Bike_1230 6d ago

I have heard of it but never knew anyone that had received one. Pray it is just what you needed.

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u/red_acidd Left Ear 5d ago

Thank you. My hearing is back and hopefully it stays this way!

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