Wazzat?

Photo credit: THIS website, funnily enough...

A while back, I had this issue with my left ear. It would make a crackling noise like radio static, or things would be muffled like I was underwater. I did the sensible thing and went to the doctor. Three specialists later and I was told I have a smaller-than-normal inner ear tube and my eardrum was further in my ear than it should be.

With a smile and a wave, I was sent home. Like: who wants a solution, right?

I guess the issue wasn't bad enough to need treatment, but it's not the sort of thing that makes my every day life easy. I have trouble hearing things in my left ear if there's a lot of background noise, or if it's windy, or if I simply don't know you well enough to know what your voice sounds like.

Take this scenario at work, for example. Colleague I've never met before says "Are you wearing a wig?" to which I respond with an understandable "what??". He repeats himself. I say no.

Then it dawns on me that he wasn't asking if I was wearing a wig, he was asking if I was in all week. D'oh! Maybe it's time for an updated hearing test...


P.S. I'm trying out a new font. We'll see how it goes.