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[cem_devecioglu]

I am deaf in my right year and have hearing problems with my left so I know how you feel jereboam............

 :-?

what happened to your ears ?

[PhilRich]

Sorry to hijack your thread Jereboam
Bobdent, your Avatar is far too small, kindly adjust it so I can see it comfortably; 1366 x 768 pixels should be about right 

[Dishevelled Den]

Very sad news indeed J.

I hope the people in the ENT Dept. will be able to help you on your next visit.

[albitz]

My hearing isnt very good, due to a lifetime of listening to music very loudly (I blew up 3 pairs of B&O headphones in as many months) and working in very noisy workplaces - grinding and cutting metal/ cutting concrete with 3 foot dia. cutting blades.
I often have ringing in the ears etc. these days.
The thought of permanent/complete deafness petrifies me.

[scimmy_man]

(I originally typed this in capitals but thought better of it!)

[size=20]Pardon?[/size]

[albitz]

Someone had to do it.

[jereboam]

I am deaf in my right year and have hearing problems with my left so I know how you feel jereboam............

 :-?

what happened to your ears ?

For reasons as yet undiagnosed, the walls of my ear canals have swollen up, and the ear canals are virtually closed up.  No obvious signs of infection.  It's very painful, and is affecting my jaw - can't chew very easily. 

The silence is weird - very disconcerting and distressing.  I can just about hear the radio through headphones or by turning the Bose system in the car up to max.  And I can just about manage to use the phone, as I've got an amplified one, but I can't hear it ring.  If I put the mobile on speaker and jam it to my ear (painful!), I can just hear that.

I really don't like driving the car when I can't hear the road noise or engine.  So I have the radio on at full blast.  God knows what the other road users think as my Omega chugs past with Radio 4 blaring out at drum 'n' bass type vloume.

[cem_devecioglu]

My hearing isnt very good, due to a lifetime of listening to music very loudly (I blew up 3 pairs of B&O headphones in as many months) and working in very noisy workplaces - grinding and cutting metal/ cutting concrete with 3 foot dia. cutting blades.I often have ringing in the ears etc. these days.
The thought of permanent/complete deafness petrifies me.

 :-?

phew .. deffo use something to protect your ears
like this one

[Chris_H]

I am deaf in my right year and have hearing problems with my left so I know how you feel jereboam............

 :-?

what happened to your ears ?

For reasons as yet undiagnosed, the walls of my ear canals have swollen up, and the ear canals are virtually closed up.  No obvious signs of infection.  It's very painful, and is affecting my jaw - can't chew very easily. 

The silence is weird - very disconcerting and distressing.  I can just about hear the radio through headphones or by turning the Bose system in the car up to max.  And I can just about manage to use the phone, as I've got an amplified one, but I can't hear it ring.  If I put the mobile on speaker and jam it to my ear (painful!), I can just hear that.

I really don't like driving the car when I can't hear the road noise or engine.  So I have the radio on at full blast.  God knows what the other road users think as my Omega chugs past with Radio 4 blaring out at drum 'n' bass type vloume.

Abcess?

I know you say no signs of infection but have you had any antibiotics lately?  Might be time for a course?

At least if there are signs of closing aural passage then there is hope of a remedy.

[PhilRich]

I am deaf in my right year and have hearing problems with my left so I know how you feel jereboam............

 :-?

what happened to your ears ?

For reasons as yet undiagnosed, the walls of my ear canals have swollen up, and the ear canals are virtually closed up.  No obvious signs of infection.  It's very painful, and is affecting my jaw - can't chew very easily. 

The silence is weird - very disconcerting and distressing.  I can just about hear the radio through headphones or by turning the Bose system in the car up to max.  And I can just about manage to use the phone, as I've got an amplified one, but I can't hear it ring.  If I put the mobile on speaker and jam it to my ear (painful!), I can just hear that.

I really don't like driving the car when I can't hear the road noise or engine.  So I have the radio on at full blast.  God knows what the other road users think as my Omega chugs past with Radio 4 blaring out at drum 'n' bass type vloume.

Abcess?

I know you say no signs of infection but have you had any antibiotics lately?  Might be time for a course?

At least if there are signs of closing aural passage then there is hope of a remedy.

Perhaps you need your ears cleaning? From what I hear (no pun intended  ) Aural Sex is supposed to make steam come out of your ears! Sounds like a plan to me!

[Sixstring]

Aural Sex is supposed to make steam come out of your ears!


Is that "Talking about it, but not doing it?"....................If so, I must have that, too!!   

[jereboam]

I am deaf in my right year and have hearing problems with my left so I know how you feel jereboam............

 :-?

what happened to your ears ?

For reasons as yet undiagnosed, the walls of my ear canals have swollen up, and the ear canals are virtually closed up.  No obvious signs of infection.  It's very painful, and is affecting my jaw - can't chew very easily. 

The silence is weird - very disconcerting and distressing.  I can just about hear the radio through headphones or by turning the Bose system in the car up to max.  And I can just about manage to use the phone, as I've got an amplified one, but I can't hear it ring.  If I put the mobile on speaker and jam it to my ear (painful!), I can just hear that.

I really don't like driving the car when I can't hear the road noise or engine.  So I have the radio on at full blast.  God knows what the other road users think as my Omega chugs past with Radio 4 blaring out at drum 'n' bass type vloume.

Abcess?

I know you say no signs of infection but have you had any antibiotics lately?  Might be time for a course?

At least if there are signs of closing aural passage then there is hope of a remedy.

The doctor said no signs of an infection.  And I doubt if it's an abscess, as it's both ears.  It would be a bit of a coincidence to get abscesses in both ears at the same time. 

And I'm sure, as you say, that there is a remedy.  The doctor gave me some combined antibiotic and steroid ear drops, which should bring the swelling down.  It will probably have disappeared completely by the time I get my emergency appointment at Ipswich Hospital.

[mrgreen]

I feel for you can only imagine how that is I had one blocked ear once and i was a little short tempered to say the least, best of luck with the remedy.

[geoffr70]

At least you haven't got permanent tinnitus and hearing loss! After being blown up a few times my ears just aren't what they were! I know what you mean about the silence, very strange!

In one episode, after severe barotrauma, I couldn't hear anything for days, apparently due to a muscle that contracts and closes your ears up!

Hope your lugs get better though!

[Chris_H]

At least you haven't got permanent tinnitus and hearing loss! After being blown up a few times my ears just aren't what they were! I know what you mean about the silence, very strange!

In one episode, after severe barotrauma, I couldn't hear anything for days, apparently due to a muscle that contracts and closes your ears up!

Hope your lugs get better though!

Why is it everyone on this site has been blown-up and shot at?  Or am I exaggerating?

I'm feeling left out.