Comments on: Another piece of the puzzle http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/ A Road Without Obstacles Leads Nowhere. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kcgeek http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359221 kcgeek Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:39 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359221 I do wonder John. Did your hearing get worse before or after your recent plane trips? Last plane trip I took to Biloxi, MS I was fighting off a cold. During the flight it moved into my station tubes and into my inner ears. By the time I landed I could barly hear a thing. I ended up having to take a very strong anti biotic for 3 weeks before my ears finaly poped. >_< I do wonder John. Did your hearing get worse before or after your recent plane trips? Last plane trip I took to Biloxi, MS I was fighting off a cold. During the flight it moved into my station tubes and into my inner ears. By the time I landed I could barly hear a thing. I ended up having to take a very strong anti biotic for 3 weeks before my ears finaly poped. >_<

]]> By: Travis http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359220 Travis Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:38:24 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359220 Robot, Cyborg... doesn't matter. You're still a mexican. Hahahahaha!!! Robot, Cyborg… doesn’t matter. You’re still a mexican. Hahahahaha!!!

]]> By: Wookieluv http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359219 Wookieluv Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:25:32 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359219 @ XO agree. Cyborgs (Jean Claude VanDamme) > Robots (C3PO)....then again iRobot was pretty cool.... @ XO agree. Cyborgs (Jean Claude VanDamme) > Robots (C3PO)….then again iRobot was pretty cool….

]]> By: Xavier Onassis http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359218 Xavier Onassis Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:53:06 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359218 logtar - trchnically, you would be a cyborg, not a robot. And for the record, cyborgs are way cooler than robots. logtar – trchnically, you would be a cyborg, not a robot. And for the record, cyborgs are way cooler than robots.

]]> By: logtar http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359217 logtar Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:37:09 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359217 If surgery is an option (talking to the surgeon next week) I will get it as soon as possible. The audiologist (not a surgeon) was confident on what she had seen in the past with surgery as well as letting me know that they have been performing this type of middle ear surgery for over 20 years. She sent me to a middle ear expert, so I am sure that he will give me a lot more detail. The hearing aid thing is an option, but right now I don't have the money for one since it is not covered by insurance at all and if hearing on my own with new bionic middle ear is an option I am all for being called a robot. If surgery is an option (talking to the surgeon next week) I will get it as soon as possible. The audiologist (not a surgeon) was confident on what she had seen in the past with surgery as well as letting me know that they have been performing this type of middle ear surgery for over 20 years.

She sent me to a middle ear expert, so I am sure that he will give me a lot more detail.

The hearing aid thing is an option, but right now I don’t have the money for one since it is not covered by insurance at all and if hearing on my own with new bionic middle ear is an option I am all for being called a robot.

]]> By: Wookieluv http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359216 Wookieluv Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:10:03 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359216 @ Mark M Send Log a $1500.00 hearing aid and I'm sure he'll wanna wait for a few years...lolz. @ Log - Seek that 2nd opinion your Doc recommended but since you say it's getting worse as does your Doc I wouldn't wait...if it was me. @ Mark M Send Log a $1500.00 hearing aid and I’m sure he’ll wanna wait for a few years…lolz.

@ Log – Seek that 2nd opinion your Doc recommended but since you say it’s getting worse as does your Doc I wouldn’t wait…if it was me.

]]> By: Mark M http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359215 Mark M Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:59:25 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359215 I'm no authority on the subject, but given that surgery techniques improve as time goes on, it might be best to wait on that. If you can get by with the hearing aid for a few years, when you finally do pursue surgery they will probably have made some advances. Just my dos centavos =) I’m no authority on the subject, but given that surgery techniques improve as time goes on, it might be best to wait on that. If you can get by with the hearing aid for a few years, when you finally do pursue surgery they will probably have made some advances. Just my dos centavos =)

]]> By: Wookieluv http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359214 Wookieluv Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:14:34 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359214 You should hear his cars radio volume as you get in....ouch. =P From what limited knowledge I have on ear surgery (my kids had tubes), seems pretty safe and basic procedure. As we talked about it yesterday, get a 2nd opinion and if opinion is surgery, get it done. Don't wait. Oh...and I strongly believe in the power of positive thought so keep you chin up! You should hear his cars radio volume as you get in….ouch. =P From what limited knowledge I have on ear surgery (my kids had tubes), seems pretty safe and basic procedure. As we talked about it yesterday, get a 2nd opinion and if opinion is surgery, get it done. Don’t wait.

Oh…and I strongly believe in the power of positive thought so keep you chin up!

]]> By: Travis http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359213 Travis Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:46:59 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359213 You should get one of those old fashioned hearing aides from the 80's. A big one that goes around your ear and has a wire going to your belt where the big box is attached. That would be awesome! Hahahaha. As for insurance... you should consider an HSA. Or at least mention the idea to your boss. Costs your company less money, and you can use your funds on whatever you want. What's better is that your funds rollover to the next year for the portion you don't use. I love my HSA. You should get one of those old fashioned hearing aides from the 80’s. A big one that goes around your ear and has a wire going to your belt where the big box is attached. That would be awesome! Hahahaha.

As for insurance… you should consider an HSA. Or at least mention the idea to your boss. Costs your company less money, and you can use your funds on whatever you want. What’s better is that your funds rollover to the next year for the portion you don’t use. I love my HSA.

]]> By: Nuke http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359212 Nuke Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:25:40 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359212 At least it wasn't those ear-burrowing critters from "Wrath Of Khan". THAT would have sucked. Sounds like a solid diagnosis with a treatment that is both reasonable and effective. You are gonna do great man! At least it wasn’t those ear-burrowing critters from “Wrath Of Khan”. THAT would have sucked.

Sounds like a solid diagnosis with a treatment that is both reasonable and effective. You are gonna do great man!

]]> By: markl http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359211 markl Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:53:20 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359211 Its a good thing to get this checked out. There is so much they can do now that wasnt even thinkable 10-15 years ago. SHOULD WE START TYPING IN ALL CAPS SO YOU CAN HEAR US. Goos luck with you other appts. Its a good thing to get this checked out. There is so much they can do now that wasnt even thinkable 10-15 years ago. SHOULD WE START TYPING IN ALL CAPS SO YOU CAN HEAR US. Goos luck with you other appts.

]]> By: Melinda http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359209 Melinda Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:51:45 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359209 Ok, so another appointment to go, but at least you're down one! My gma is stubborn and doesn't want a hearing aid; instead the rest of us suffer when she turns up the TV to the point our brains are being scrambled. So props to you for not being stubborn in this department and figuring out what you can do. Surgery is scary, but is it scarier than never hearing Bea's voice again? And surgery isn't permanent; just a little temporary flat on the car during the road of life. Ok, so another appointment to go, but at least you’re down one! My gma is stubborn and doesn’t want a hearing aid; instead the rest of us suffer when she turns up the TV to the point our brains are being scrambled. So props to you for not being stubborn in this department and figuring out what you can do. Surgery is scary, but is it scarier than never hearing Bea’s voice again? And surgery isn’t permanent; just a little temporary flat on the car during the road of life.

]]> By: meesha.v http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359208 meesha.v Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:41:37 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359208 a co-worker had the surgery but I think he was pretty close to deaf before. now you can have normal conversation with the guy. although I agree about being scary, the way to deal with it is to drink a lot of hard liquor before you have to go. a co-worker had the surgery but I think he was pretty close to deaf before. now you can have normal conversation with the guy. although I agree about being scary, the way to deal with it is to drink a lot of hard liquor before you have to go.

]]> By: Xavier Onassis http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359207 Xavier Onassis Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:34:49 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359207 I'm very familiar with tinitus. I have constant, high pitched ringing in my ears 24/7. I can even hear it over the ambient noise of driving in my jeep with the windows open. I should see a professional. I’m very familiar with tinitus. I have constant, high pitched ringing in my ears 24/7. I can even hear it over the ambient noise of driving in my jeep with the windows open.

I should see a professional.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.logtar.com/2008/10/14/another-piece-of-the-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-359206 Dan Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:29:02 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=1450#comment-359206 Sounds like you're in the hands of some good doctors. You're going to be fine. I'm just glad you weren't around that night when a bunch of the bloggers wound up doing karaoke at Paddy O'Quigley's, because I'd be worried you would be blaming me. You remain in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds like you’re in the hands of some good doctors. You’re going to be fine.

I’m just glad you weren’t around that night when a bunch of the bloggers wound up doing karaoke at Paddy O’Quigley’s, because I’d be worried you would be blaming me.

You remain in my thoughts and prayers.

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