[Stewart Way]

Sorry, but this doesn't seem to help the hissing or the voices. I still have both. The anesthesia kicked my butt. I have only had it twice before and came right out of it. Felt like I could have driven home. Not this time. Surgery was 7:30 to 9:30 am and at noon I was still feeling it. Wouldn't have wanted to drive last night. Surgery is fairly simple I guess. They lift a flap of skin up above the ear and take a piece of membrane off the skull. Then they make a cut from behind the ear into the canal and look down in and somehow attach the membrane where the eardrum goes. Light duty for 3 weeks. Ear may be numb for a while which I don't think happened but do seem to have some taste loss on that side. May come back. Won't know how the new drum works for a while. Go back in a week for a followup.
Ed, I have asked before about the hissing/ringing and doesn't seem to be much to do about it. I read that years ago someone even had the nerves cut and lost hearing but not the noise.
Billy, I'm afraid a different type of Doc is needed for the voices, but if they are not steering you wrong, maybe you should just listen to them. Never hurts to have another opinion.