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Sunday, March 25, 2007

 

That fucking ringing sound in my ear

The ringing didn't go away, so I ended up at the ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat specialist) on Saturday morning. The diagnosis was both good and bad.

The good news is, there's absolutely nothing wrong with me.

The bad news? This means that there's nothing anyone can do about it, and it will either go away on its own or I am going to be stuck with it for the rest of my life.

"Your outer and middle ear is completely fine," the kind doctor explains to me, after prodding my ear and throat with his instruments. "And you can hear completely fine, so that means the problem is within your inner ear. The only thing I can do for you is to prescribe you some medications to increase bloodflow within that area. And come back to see me again after three weeks."

Joy.