This is from something I posted in 2008.....
On my last sojourn to Florida in February I had a bad head cold. As the plane descended into Tampa, I began to notice that I was becoming increasingly deaf in my good ear. We all know what it's like to have our ears close-up and pop open from changing air pressure but together with my sinus infection, my ear closed up and would not open again for more than two hours later. This was the closest I've ever come to experiencing what it must be like to be close to 100% deaf or what is referred to as "profound" deafness. I mean, I needed a hearing ear dog to get off the plane. I was seriously frightened by what I experienced. It took at least two hours for my ear to reopen. It was a gradual return after a series of loud ripping or crackling sounds in my head while sitting in a restaurant.
It's moments like this that provide a very dramatic demonstration of how completely and utterly deaf you are in an AN effected ear when hearing in the good ear is seriously compromised as well.
I may have spoken of this before but I cannot remember as I do not post as much as I used to. (These days I rarely, if ever, post anything).
