Finally, after three days of olive oil and keeping my ear dry by stuffing cotton wool into it (only into the external part of the ear - I know better than to shove anything into the ear itself!) I can hear again. Suddenly, this morning, my hearing returned. I do hope this will continue - not being able to hear properly is really debilitating. As I mentioned, I also find it difficult to breathe if my ears are blocked. I also feel completely disconnected from the rest of the world!
By this morning, of course, I had convinced myself that the loss of hearing was not due to hay fever at all; rather, it was a manifestation of a recurrence of my cancer. Irrational, I know, but life-threatening illness does tend to have that effect (at least it does on me!) No matter how well you know that it's something really, really, really minor and unimportant, suddenly, it takes on huge significance!
Anyway, panic over. It's nice not to have to turn the radio/TV up to full volume!
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