Tinnitus surgery sometimes gets talked up as the "be all, end all" of treatments.
The fact is that this approach does not have a 100% success rate and is not the best cure for many people.
If you have severe tinnitus, please understand a few things before you go into an operating room.
First, surgery to correct your tinnitus can be extremely expensive.
Chances are pretty high that there are only a handful of hospitals in your area that have the surgical expertise needed to perform this delicate operation.
Combine transportation and hospital stay costs with the surgeons' bills and you're looking at upwards of tens of thousands of dollars in costs.
Also, many insurance companies aren't going to cover this surgery completely unless you do a very fine job of convincing them of its necessity! Second, are you willing to risk your hearing? Deafness is a real side effect of a botched tinnitus surgery.
Imagine for a minute that you were deaf, but could still hear the sounds of your tinnitus.
This scenario has happened for a few people -- I know it would drive me crazy! Finally, have you exhausted all of the natural cures for tinnitus? Surgery should really only be a last-ditch effort for people with extreme tinnitus.
If you don't get massive headaches or vertigo attacks from your tinnitus, then chances are very high that you can treat your tinnitus naturally, you just need to try a few more methods that have been proven to work.
Tinnitus surgery is a great solution for some people, however that group is fairly small.
Even though I don't recommend an operation for the average tinnitus patient, I do recognize its importance in a small percentage of cases.