My Hearing Condition ,Please read this

[Robert Wilson]

Here's a warning to anyone who has a build up of wax
from time to time.
Never have the ear syringed (that is a water jet
machine to wash out the
wax.)  I lost the hearing in one ear for 6 weeks after
this procedure.  The
hospital dept disagreed with my local surgery's
decision to syringe.  At the
hospital they use micro-fine tools which you can
hardly feel.  The water-jet syringe 
can bruise and batter the ear drum.

Not quite so worrying if you work in an office - but
if you earn your living by
tuning pianos take great care.  The hospital advise
"Never put anything smaller
than your elbow in your ear!"  Fortunately, my hearing
fully recovered after a
few weeks but at the time I was very worried it might
not return!

Greetings from London.

Bob Wilson.


--- Paul McCloud <pmc333@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Simone:
>     I am sorry to hear of your malaise.  My mother
> was an audiologist,
> so I would have asked her about this, but it seems
> you've already gone
> to many of them already.
>     After about 10  years of tuning, I finally
> realized that I was
> getting sensitive to the loud pounding I was doing
> on the pianos.  I got
> some Musician's ear plugs from my mother (custom
> fit).  I found them
> uncomfortable.  I later got those ER 15's from
> Musician's Friend and I
> use them now.  They do help a lot.
>     I also have friends who have damaged their
> hearing in various ways,
> rock bands and firearms, etc.  They can't stand any
> loud noise at all,
> even with ear plugs is uncomfortable.
>     Since your chosen occupation is on the line, I
> hope you can at least
> mitigate this problem.  Hearing loss is a delayed
> reaction to something
> you did to cause it.
>     Wish I could help.  Good luck,
>     Paul McCloud
>     San Diego
> 
> --
> mailto:pmc333@earthlink.net
> 
> 


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