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Patient Information |
When Should You Arrive For Your Appointment? Are Your Facilities Handicapped Accessible? What Is Your Cancellation Policy? Where Are Your Offices Located? Ft Worth Office Plano Office Will You Bill My Insurance Company? Should I Bring My Medical Records? Basic Facts About Ear Surgery The night prior to your surgery you should not eat or drink anything after midnight. If your surgery is in the afternoon, it is permissible to have a liquid breakfast including coffee or tea before 8:00 a.m. Although it is hard to wait a half-day for surgery without taking anything orally, this ensures that your stomach will be empty. This makes undergoing general anesthesia much safer and you may experience less nausea after surgery. The surgery requires general anesthetic which means you will be asleep and feel nothing during your procedure. This requires that the anesthesiologist put a breathing tube in your throat to protect your airway during surgery. A general anesthetic is actually much safer than having surgery under IV sedation, contrary to what most patients believe. The delicate nature of ear surgery requires there be no chance that a patient would move about during surgery. After your surgery is complete you will be in the recovery room for forty-five minutes to an hour and then in the post-anesthesia recovery room for approximatley an hour. There are discharge criteria which you will have to achieve prior to being discharged. You will need to make arrangements to have someone drive you home. |
Ft Worth Office 9545 N Beach St., Ste 155 Fort Worth, TX 76244 Phone: 817-562-3140 Toll Free: 800-OwensEar Fax: 972-378-4125 |
Plano Office 6509 W. Plano Pkwy. Plano, TX 75093 Phone: 972-781-1462 Toll Free: 800-OwensEar Fax: 972-378-4125 |