Update on my ear issue: I've regained about half my hearing in right ear!
Posted by
Inigo (aka Inigo)
Jul 16 '18, 11:58
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It wasn't looking good after it was completely deaf for about 3 weeks.The doctor was warning me that this would likely be permanent, and preparing me for that. But the steroid injections in my ear (yes needles in the eardrum) seem to have really helped. I also started noticing that my ears were popping a lot (like they do on a plane), so I took some sudafed, and that cleared a whole lot of noise and "cloudiness" I was hearing.
When they gave me a hearing test last Thursday, the techs were freaked out that I could hear at all. They redid the exam about three times because they didn't believe the results at first. The techs were frantically writing things down whenever I hit the button correctly to show I was hearing the beeps. I even asked them to turn down the volume of the test which made them respond, "Well, it was loud because you we were expecting you to still be totally deaf in that ear..."
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awesome -- nm
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Beaker
Jul 16, 12:20
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Great news!
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ReluctantCynic
Jul 16, 12:15
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Yesssss! -- nm
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kelly
Jul 16, 12:13
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Don Homer! -- nm
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oblique
Jul 16, 12:11
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EXCITING NEWS. (I AM SHOUTING IN HAPPINESS. NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE DEAF.) -- nm
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amanda
Jul 16, 12:10
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Phew, that's great. -- nm
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Roger More
Jul 16, 12:08
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Fantastic! so happy for you! super scary stuff -- nm
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Epiphany
Jul 16, 12:06
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YONH!!! -- nm
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Diva
Jul 16, 12:06
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And thus the first ST Inhuman was born. Awesome! -- nm
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Max
Jul 16, 12:03
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Excellent! -- nm
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JD
Jul 16, 12:02
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really glad to hear! -- nm
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colin
Jul 16, 12:02
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good news! -- nm
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ty97
Jul 16, 12:01
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*FIST PUMP GIF* -- nm
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Spawn: I AM Blood Feud
Jul 16, 12:01
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I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU! -- nm*
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crash davis
Jul 16, 12:01
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THAT'S GREAT!!
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pmb
Jul 16, 12:00
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VERY NICE -- nm*
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decline
Jul 16, 12:00
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