I woke up this morning and immediately I realised something was wrong. All the sounds I heard were in mono.

Then it hit me: my right ear isn’t working right.

It was horrible - the ringing was nearly unbearable - it was clearly some sort of tinnitus, like you get after going to a loud gig. Only this time, only the right half of my head had been to the gig, and worse still the gig had not actually happened.

This caused me to panic a bit - I don’t know much about medical things, when it comes to my own well-being, I work from the position that “ignorance is strength”, as I don’t want to know if I’m really ill or not.

I was worried that I was going deaf - which would be a right pain in the ass. So my Mom drove me to the ER and spoke to the “triage nurse”, whatever that means, who had a look in my ears.

Long story short, I need to put warm olive oil in my ears for some reason. I can’t work out whether this is actually going to be useful, or whether I’m just going to look like a twat. I just hope that if this doesn’t work they don’t move on to recommending ear candles.

So, hopefully my ears will be fixed soon. If you want to try and understand what its like to communicate with me at the moment, try reading this again but IN CAPITAL LETTERS.


Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable July 4 weekend!

Comments:

comment by panthurdreams on July 7, 2008 2:47 PM ()

That had to suck.
I don't remember having any ear problems as a kid.
The olive oil seems to be working so that's a good thing.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 3:43 PM ()

That happened to me the other day, due to allergies. DH kept telling me, "Not so loud."

comment by nittineedles on July 7, 2008 1:44 PM ()

...I know isn't that annoying?

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 3:54 PM ()

you may find this could be an outstanding thing.
I know that I have this and it never goes away.
Yes,at some time things will be quiet.
There is not much you can do for this.
But to cut down the noise pollution.
I know that you are young and like to hear the music loud.
They have been trying to educate these people and they are not
Listening.Hell yea,they say naw still young.
But give it a few more years and they will see why they are
going deaf.Had this problem in the service working around
planes.Take care of your hearing this is so
important.

comment by fredo on July 7, 2008 9:42 AM ()

I agree that protecting your hearing is important. My ipod and car speakers are set at reasonable volume levels.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 3:59 PM ()

Can't stand that feeling when my ear gets blocked so I certainly can empathize with your frustration Matt Keep us updated! Bri

comment by brian45 on July 6, 2008 9:15 PM ()

Yeah, sounds like things are clearing up Excellent! Hope you had a good day

reply by brian45 on July 7, 2008 4:06 PM ()

My ear has been popping today so I'm thinking that's a good thing. I think the olive oil is doing its job.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 4:02 PM ()

comment by larryb on July 6, 2008 7:48 PM ()

I'm glad you enjoyed my post Parental Addiction!
I read your blog entries but haven't always left replies
either, so don't feel bad. It's not a big deal.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 4:07 PM ()

yikes, it's buildup?? Hope your treatment works

comment by ducky on July 6, 2008 4:53 PM ()

Thanks.
I think that's what the triage nurse told us. My dad thought I was crazy for going to the ER for someting so trivial, but at the time I really thought it was something serious. I never had ear troubles before yesterday so it sort of freaked me out.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 3:53 PM ()

comment by lunarhunk on July 6, 2008 4:23 PM ()

It is annoying. Today my ear is popping!
I don't really like the olive oil since it feels weird -- my
throat itch's for some reason.
It does seem to be working so that's a good thing.

reply by mattguru18 on July 7, 2008 3:39 PM ()