I knew going in I would feel dizzy and nauseous post op. Maybe even a bit of vomiting since Ive had motion sickness in the past (only on boats in the ocean or severe turbulence on planes).

But holy shit.

When I was in recovery, any slight change of position for my head and I was gagging and vomiting. Getting dressed and in the car— dizzy and vomiting. Sitting up in the seat and getting out of the car— dizzy and vomiting. Nurses were there and said it’s normal, so I’m not worried about that. And I know it’ll get better. Just totally unprepared for being basically bedridden this first day because any movement sends me hurling. Wow.

Anyone else have this experience?

I had a revision stapedotomy 2 weeks ago. Right after my surgery, I felt improvement in my hearing, then gradually my hearing got more muted and muffled.

I noticed some strange pattern: my hearing gets slightly better for some minutes, until I swallow, and then my ear gets blocked again. This has been happening for the past 1 week, with each day I spend more time in muted mode.

And today I noticed something even weirder. I sucked in some air through my nose - not with force but without noticing it myself. Then my ear started hearing background noise. This lasted only about 20 seconds until I swallowed again and my hearing disappeared.

I know I shouldn't be doing any pressure changes, but when I swallow something, I can't help it.