Re: Update & a question or two...

Newsgroup Spambuster wrote:

Also had a nasty ear infection going on which ended up rupturing the
eardrum. ENT says expect some hearing loss and will have to wait to
see if eardrum will heal on its own or if surgery will be needed to
repair it. In the mean time, the ear has developed a most annoying high
pitched squeal that crops up intermittently throughout the day.


Any of you have any experience with ruptured ear drums before???

Yes, through violence though, not infection

If
so, did yours heal on its own?

yes, but it can still be problematic. No further ruptures, but I am EXTREMELY careful cleaning it, even after so many years.

Did you have the high pitched squealing
at all?

Loud noises cause static. Even loud conversations around me, say at a dinner party. If I join in the conversation with a raised voice, it happens faster. Watching terminator III in the theatre set it off a lot! :-) It sounds like static from the radio and it's very unpleasant when it gets tripped.

Did you experience any hearing loss, and if so, was it
permanent or just temporary?

Only at one extreme, and it is just a dip in my normal curve. It is permanent, though it can only be detected using sophisticated testing.

The static sounds, though, get progressively worse each year.

Regards,

Ari


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