The pet peeve thread

[LaceyLou]

26 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Worst Christmas/Birthday Ever part two

 

Last night, as I was getting ready for bed I was a little dizzy and the sound in my left ear started sounding like a broken speaker.  I tried to pop my ears several times.     Then my left ear went COMPLETELY deaf.  I can't even hear my finger in there.  Just totally out and I am really scared.        

Has anyone ever had this happen.  Could it be a really large clump of earwax?   

 

It's gonna be really hard to get into to see a specialist around the holidays and if it's SSD, they say the faster you deal with it and start taking steroids, the better your chances are of recovery.  

Ugh, sorry about that. Been there, done that. 

Sudden hearing loss in one ear is an emergency-so you should go to the ER. (I just googled it to make sure). 

If you can't or don't want to go to the ER:  Do you have an urgent care center near you? If it's ear wax, most of them will be able to clean it out on the spot. Around here we have quite a few of them, including in pharmacies. 

I hope this gets better soon. 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

3 minutes ago, LaceyLou said:

Ugh, sorry about that. Been there, done that. 

Sudden hearing loss in one ear is an emergency-so you should go to the ER. (I just googled it to make sure). 

If you can't or don't want to go to the ER:  Do you have an urgent care center near you? If it's ear wax, most of them will be able to clean it out on the spot. Around here we have quite a few of them, including in pharmacies. 

I hope this gets better soon. 

 

Yeah, I am going to an UC or ER a little later today.   I am really scared.  I mean, it's TOTAL deafness.   I can't even hear my own finger in my ear.     I was stupidly messing around last wee with a Q-Tip to get some water out and I did accidentally push it too hard - so I am hoping it's that and not SSD or Meniere's.   Sometimes there is no recovery for those.  I work in radio, I need my hearing.      If I lost hearing in both ears, I'd end it.  I would not be able to live without hearing music.       And I KNOW about not using a Q-Tip in your ear canal.  I usually just use it around the outside to get water out, but I got careless. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Motor City Sonics

[LaceyLou]

1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Yeah, I am going to an UC or ER a little later today.   I am really scared.  I mean, it's TOTAL deafness.   I can't even hear my own finger in my ear.     I was stupidly messing around last wee with a Q-Tip to get some water out and I did accidentally push it too hard - so I am hoping it's that and not SSD or Meniere's.   Sometimes there is no recovery for those.  I work in radio, I need my hearing.      If I lost hearing in both ears, I'd end it.  I would not be able to live without hearing music.     

Hope you're able to get it fixed. I am with you on the music part. I haven't played in years but I did used to be a musician.