Re: Hopi Ear Candling
Originally Posted by
Mups
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Yes it is, Pixie, especially when you have always had excellent hearing.
It's weird. Sound is distorted and I can't always tell which way a noise is coming from.
Also, crazy that it sounds, although I can't hear one side, certain noises in that ear are painful. Silly things like the microwave door shutting, or the kettle boiling, some car engines that go by, and even certain voices. It's really weird.
I've just been talking to Mrs Zaphod again about her experiences and I'm not about to suggest that you have exactly the same symptoms, much less diagnosis - but there are similarities in what you're going through with Mrs Zaphod's experiences.
At first the GP put her worsening symptoms and her worries down to after-effects of pregnanacy (!) and it took years after then to see specialists & get dignosed.
Neither of us remembers exactly how many but we think at least 5 years though that could be wrong in either direction.
I know you said you've seen a specialist, presumably at a hospital audiology department.
But did you know that many Specsavers (and some Boots too) will do a free hearing test?
As well as a different source for recognition of your problems and possibly providing a little reassurance too, they will report whatever problems they find to your GP.
This could be a bit more help in getting to the root of your problem if your specialist hasn't given you a reasonable answer yet.
It might be worth a go.