sawyl | Listening without hearing

Despite the strike, I managed to get a doctor's appointment to get my hearing looked at. It seems as though the proximate cause might be some sort of infection but if it is, it's being exacerbated by large amounts of accreted gunk. So it's ear drops for a couple of weeks in the hope that things will clear up on their own, with a follow-up appointment in a couple of weeks to get everything scrubbed out and my eardrums closely inspected for signs of anything more sinister.

Meanwhile, it looks as though I'm just going to have to put up with not being able to follow conversations. If nothing else, it's going to wonders for my productivity...