Because of the inflammation I’ve been experiencing on my face and jaw lately I had to remove my left hearing aid for a few days, so I could only hear out of one ear.  Not…  Cool…

“Hey Linc, is your face any better?”

“WHAT?” I said loudly.

A rolling of the eyes.  “Guess not.”

I got some advice from Mom.  “Put a few drops of oregano oil in your ear.  That will help reduce the infection.”

So I put a few drops in, which eventually got trapped in my ear and for almost a week I was a walking Italian restaurant.  Then it started leaking out unexpectedly one day and for a minute I thought my brain finally liquidated itself and was oozing out of my ears.

My jaw finally started feeling better though, so I plugged my hearing aid in and everything was right as rain for about an hour.  Evidently though I was a bit premature because the added pressure from the aid caused my jaw to swell up in pain again.  Ugh.  I had to take it out and start all over with the Motrin, muscle ache cream and warm compress to help reduce the inflammation.

“Hey Linc, guess you’re feeling better now?”

“WHAT?”

“Sigh.  Go see a doctor, dimwit.”

Heh.  I am feeling better though, but I’m just going to have to put up with leaving my aid out for a few more days until I know for sure it’s safe to put it back in without causing any painful relapses.

Thank God I don’t have a social life, or this would have really been a problem. 

Tags: ache, ears, hear, hearing, hearing aid, inflammation, motrin, oregano oil, pain, social life
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