CHENNAI, DEC 19
City-based MGM Healthcare, a super-specialty hospital, on Friday announced that it has successfully performed a bilateral 10-hour surgery (two surgeries at one stretch) on a senior citizen to relieve him from Intractable Tinnitus on both ears nearly 10-days ago.
Brajeshwar, 69, of Gorakhpur in West Bengal was suffering from constant ringing sound in both his ears for the last five years.
“After consulting various medical institutions in Durgapur, Kolkata, Bengalore and Chennai and lost hope to get relief, we figured out MGM Healthcare was the destination to get relief,” said his son at a press briefing.
After approaching the MGM Healthcare, the clinical diagnose shown the severity of Brajeshwar’s Tinnitus score was 4 out of 5, said Dr K Sridhar, Director and Group Head, Institute of Neurosciences & Spinal Disorders.
After a detailed history taking and looking at all his investigations, asked for an MRI to look at the hearing nerves on both sides. The MRI of both sides of the brain was done and seen by the neuroradiologist Dr Aarthi Deepesh. It showed that there were blood vessels which were in close contact with the hearing nerves of both sides.
A video consultation was held with the patient and his family members for the second time. They were counselled and informed that he would perhaps be helped by surgery called ‘Microvascular Decompression of the Cochleo-vestibular Nerve Complex’.
- The success rate of the Microvascular Decompression surgery for Tinnitus is around 80% and it takes a couple of months for the condition to be cured completely: Dr K Sridhar, Director and Group Head, Institute of Neurosciences & Spinal Disorders.
- We are extremely happy that we were able to help this patient who has travelled from approximately 1800kms away in search of an answer to his extremely disabling problem of Tinnitus which had destroyed his quality of life: Harish Manian CEO, MGM Healthcare
Dr K Sridhar, who headed the surgical team explained that this is the first time in the world that a Microvascular Decompression of the Cochleo-vestibular Nerve, was performed on both the ears at one stretch, which took nearly 10 hours.
“The patient wanted both sides to be done at the same time as it would be difficult to come again from their town in Bengal. Two days after the surgery, the Tinnitus reduced considerably, and the patient was discharged from the hospital after 10 days,” explained Dr Sridhar.
For patients who are suffering from this condition will affect his quality of life including relationships, work, and overall health. In some cases, it can weaken the mental health and lead to severe anxiety and depression.
The constant high-pitched ringing and buzzing in ears resulting in sleeplessness affect their capability to concentrate, Dr Sridhar added.
The success rate of the Microvascular Decompression surgery for Tinnitus is around 80% and it takes a couple of months for the condition to be cured completely. The reason is attributed to the “memory” of the sound that remains ingrained in the Neural pathway, and which disappears only slowly.
Commenting on this feat, Dr Sridhar said, “This unique case is a perfect example on how MGM Healthcare is the destination to provide the best treatment with innovative technologies. We have high end equipment with a proper system in place to address each of the patients concerns.”
Harish Manian CEO, MGM Healthcare said, “We are extremely happy that we were able to help this patient who has travelled from approximately 1800kms away in search of an answer to his extremely disabling problem of Tinnitus which had destroyed his quality of life.”
He further added that the significance of the surgery is the faster improvement in the quality of life that patients with Tinnitus face.
