P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T!!

Permanent! I never really thought about this word. I didn't have a reason to despite having heard it before. I remember the guy who did my tattoo saying "You know this will be permanent". I remember another Doctor saying " The scar will be permanent". For some reason permanent didn't have such an impact then. But, when the ENT said "Your hearing loss is permanent" it had harsh feel to it. I've thought about it often as to why that is. I think I finally got why. I remember others using this word and feeling a sense of empathy in their voice. None of those situations were life changing. Yet the person who delivered it was sincere in their delivery.  The ENT did even look at me as he told me that the hearing loss was permanent. The one person I expect to have empathy missed that class in medical school. My take away....WORDS DUE MATTER!

Pill or No Pill?

For months I've been looking for help with the noise in my head. But, I now understand that people like me will suffer from Sudden Hearing Loss simply because there isn't enough interest from the medical field to find a cure. What I found is a pharmaceutical industry that wants to sell me a pill to help stop the ringing. Have you ever read the narrative on these over the counter drugs? They all for the most part say you should take them for at least six months before seeing any results.Wow! Why solve the problem when you can make all that money.