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Wow. Good luck, Chas. | |||
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Recalling the picture I wonder whether it could be a big pimple. Yuckkkkhhh
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Hoping it's nothing worse than that. | |||
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Cyst that begins in middle ear. That is my guess. Less drama than cancer, but that is ok IMO>
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Today an ENT looked into my ears. There is no cyst. There is no cancer. There is an osteoma (bone) that has grown into the outer ear cavity. It is a benign tumor. There is no hole in my eardrum. That is the second time an audiologist has hit the panic button and caused worry. Did not ask why that ear distorts sounds sometimes. Was referred to another department for a cochlear implant for my right ear.
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So glad to hear it’s not something dire, and sorry you went through unnecessary worrying. Will you circle back with the audiologists to give them the diagnosis? And is a cochlear implant your only option to help improve your hearing? In any event.... 
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Thanks According to the ENT, I am beyond hearing aids in that ear. Cochlear implants sound like a talking doll with a low battery. It takes six months of therapy to learn how to use them. That gives me pause. I know of no other option.
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
Wait a minute, cochlear implant? As you intimated, that is not minor. Basically you lose your natural hearing in that ear and you get this inferior substitute. I was told that if my hearing in the right ear deteriorated to a certain point, I'd be a candidate for an implant too. But the idea sounds awful to me, particularly as a musician. I think I'd rather live with natural hearing in one ear and none in the other. Although people who have the implants are glad they have them.
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Musicians with hearing loss group I am going to plug my better ear and find out how well I can hear music before I get the implant. The implant can be turned off. It is an awful option. It is inferior to natural hearing. My right ear is so bad that i only wear a hearing aid in it when I am going to be in a meeting. It only helps a very small bit and sometimes not at all.
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| Pinta & the Santa Maria Has Achieved Nirvana  |
I'm glad it didn't turn out to be something more serious. The cochlear implant does sound like a major deal, but it might be the best option. Or not. | |||
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| twit Beatification Candidate |
Sorry, I'm so late to the party - but very (very, very) happy you're not dealing with cancer. At the same time - hope this implant thing works out for you. Hell to get old. Wish our bodies were manufactured better. | |||
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity |
Every time someone mentions "intelligent design" I bring up the prostate. 
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 also knees and shoulders.
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Real Player Thank you. Your earlier post got me to reassess the situation. I wore a hearing aid in my bad ear in addition to the usual one in my left ear to a meeting. Could hear most of what a man three people over had to say. He is a good speaker. Could hear the woman to my left, but could only comprehend a few of the words. Sat through another meeting acting as though I can hear. Missed the jokes and a dispute. This problem has been causing me to isolate myself more than usual. That is not good. My right ear is distorting sounds. That is getting worse. It feels stopped up from allergies. Will try to get it clear with meds and try again.
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