Hearing problem - hearing aid or operation?

I have problem with my left ear. Can't hear soft noise, whisper or noises from distance. I was diagnosed with osteosclerosis - will receive my own hearing aid in 3 months or I can have surgery to fix one of my little bones in my ear. What is more beneficial? Shall I go for surgery? is it risky?

A hearing aid is, of course, a non-surgical way to treat your hearing loss. There are essentially no risks involved using a hearing aid. It will make things louder when you use it and probably fit the bill quite nicely.

As you have been told, there are risks associated with the surgical procedure. The surgery most likely will close the air-bone gap (the difference between how you hear now and the inner ear potential which is now the conductive component of your hearing loss), however, it may not be successful or in rare cases it could cause irreversible severe hearing loss if something goes very wrong. Sometimes people may have immediate improvement and then shortly after the surgery some problems may arise that may or may not be able to be corrected with further surgery. If you have a successful surgery you may find after many years your hearing will decline again and you will probably have to use amplification at that time. Of course, you will have a "nerve" loss then and not a conductive hearing loss.

It is definitely your choice. Personally, if it were me, I would probably use a mild gain hearing aid until the loss gets to the point where you have a more moderate to severe loss.

I don't know how old you are, but keep in mind that this condition is often hereditary and your children may also have this later in their adulthood.

I would certainly recommend you seek the opinion of an otologist prior to making any surgical decisions and don't be afraid to get a second or maybe a third opinion before going "under the knife".

Good luck with your decision and your future hearing health care.

Depends, in your case, I would not have any surgery because you will be putting yourself at risk in losing all of your hearing. You are much better off with a hearing aid than being stone deaf.

I had the surgery over 30 years ago. I had a lot of drainage problems, that my mom took to the doctor every other month to drain my ear out for years. There is a difference between you and me. I was stone deaf and I was a toddler when the surgery was taken place. I didn't have anything to lose except for death, and you, on the other hand, have a lot to lose: your hearings, death, and high health bills.

if the operation is minor then you should be operated otherwise hearing aid.

Another thing to consider.

Adaptation.

A friend of mine just had the surgery and she was/is completely overwhelmed with all the sounds.

She went from hearing aide and difficulty hearing to hearing what everyone hears: the furnace and other house noises freaked her out the most.

In her words: the surgery was a success, but she isn't exactly satisfied.