myringotomy

10
Jul
Black and white photo of blurry chair with headphones on the bac. Migraine Unread original.

They Cut Into My Eardrum While I Was Awake. Nobody Ever Asked What That Did to My Brain.

Chronic ear infections. Three surgeries. A tympanic membrane cut open while I was conscious and screaming at 10 years old. Decades later I am asking the questions nobody ever thought to ask and the answers keep connecting back to migraine.
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