 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I think it may depend on your radiation plan and what type of radiation you have. I had chronic ear problems because of narrowing of the outer canal BEFORE I had treatment for oral cancer and when I see my ENT he often has to pick hard wax out of my ear. But he told me he doesn't think my radiation should have caused ear problems--the radiation wasn't close enough to any of the ear structures.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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