 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Lorie,
I had hearing problems for quite a while post Tx but they sound different from your husbands and they have resolved themselves to my pre Tx state.
Since I had a tonsil cancer also I guess I should feel grateful that the nerve damage was minimal. Being a lifelong musician I have hearing damage anyway. I know that my hearing losses aren't that high but 33% wouldn't surprise me. I do have constant background noise (ie Tinittus). Sometimes it seems worse than others.
Did he have IMRT or XRT?
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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