James Altucher had the same thing happen to him. He even had the same reaction once it was over: "I'm a superhero!"
http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/03/about-the-time-i-went-d...
I was partially deaf for the last couple of years
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#12Car horns are meant to be used in emergencies only, mostly to prevent accidents. Unfortunately in some countries like Israel (where I live) it has become more of a device for expressing anger or frustration.
India (where the author is from) is actually much worse in that respect, can't even compare the two.
I was once in a car driving through the Rajasthan desert and, with not a soul seen in the last hour, the driver still habitually tapped his horn every couple of minutes.
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#13It always strikes me how often we hear that folks either won't go to the doctor to get something looked at, or they go to the doc and get the answer and then simply aren't compliant. If it's broken, fix it. I've never understood the logic behind avoiding the doc.
The best are people who lie to the doctor. Unless you're hoping to defraud someone (get meds, insurance, whatever) it's not only pointless, it's so counterproductive.
"I haven't pooped in a week." "Hmm, how many servings of roughage do you eat per day?" "All of them. I eat ten apples for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I eat the solids left in the juicer after making my all-organic smoothies." "OK, I guess we'll have to do a DRE. Do you mind if my interns help?"
"How often do you floss." "Ten times a day." "That's curious, because your gums started bleeding like a Tarantino movie when my hygienist waved the box of floss in your general direction."
I learned the hard way when I faked appendicitis and ended up in surgery when I was 12. :-)
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#14Haha I'm an MD and I like doing that because of the immediate results :-)
The pop is awesome. Also, the sheer grossness of a really good extraction is a thing to be respected.
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#15It always strikes me how often we hear that folks either won't go to the doctor to get something looked at, or they go to the doc and get the answer and then simply aren't compliant. If it's broken, fix it. I've never understood the logic behind avoiding the doc.
The best are people who lie to the doctor. Unless you're hoping to defraud someone (get meds, insurance, whatever) it's not only pointless, it's so counterproductive. "I haven't pooped in a week." "Hmm, how many servings of roughage do you eat per day?" "All of them. I eat ten apples for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I eat the solids left in the juicer after making my all-organic smoothies." "OK, I guess we'll ha…
"How often do you floss." "Ten times a day." "That's curious, because your gums started bleeding like a Tarantino movie when my hygienist waved the box of floss in your general direction."
Awesomly put... and funny as hell too.
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#16It always strikes me how often we hear that folks either won't go to the doctor to get something looked at, or they go to the doc and get the answer and then simply aren't compliant. If it's broken, fix it. I've never understood the logic behind avoiding the doc.
The best are people who lie to the doctor. Unless you're hoping to defraud someone (get meds, insurance, whatever) it's not only pointless, it's so counterproductive. "I haven't pooped in a week." "Hmm, how many servings of roughage do you eat per day?" "All of them. I eat ten apples for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I eat the solids left in the juicer after making my all-organic smoothies." "OK, I guess we'll ha…
I tried lying to the dentist when I was a kid about how often I brushed my teeth. He just laughed at me.
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#17It always strikes me how often we hear that folks either won't go to the doctor to get something looked at, or they go to the doc and get the answer and then simply aren't compliant. If it's broken, fix it. I've never understood the logic behind avoiding the doc.
I don't know about other people but I can tell you my reason. 1.Money 2.Takes forever to get an appointment with any specialist 3.Busy schedule 4.Money 5.See 1and 4
I think this is a problem in places with free health care too (so money isn't even a reason for a lot of people). It doesn't cost a penny to see a doctor or get treatment here but I know plenty of people who avoid going to the doctor until a problem has gotten out of hand.
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#18It always strikes me how often we hear that folks either won't go to the doctor to get something looked at, or they go to the doc and get the answer and then simply aren't compliant. If it's broken, fix it. I've never understood the logic behind avoiding the doc.
It's hard to admit there's something wrong with oneself. Physical problems are easier than mental ones, but it's still not a pleasant admission. (Probably makes sense from an evolutionary perspective, where medical care wasn't available, and it was valuable to be able to affect being ok even when one wasn't)
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
India (where the author is from) is actually much worse in that respect, can't even compare the two.
I was once in a car driving through the Rajasthan desert and, with not a soul seen in the last hour, the driver still habitually tapped his horn every couple of minutes.
What... That sounds surreal. He was honking for no reason? Was he aware he was doing it?
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#20A taxi driver once told me great story about an old man in his local bar. * pushes light gently to provide suitable on-boat ambiance *
'Gunner' McIntosh (or similar: this was Glasgow, Scotland) had been deaf since he operated a big anti-aircraft in the Second World War. He would sit in the corner of the bar and the regulars would have to shout at him to be understood.
According to the taxi driver, the night before giving me a lift, he had walked into his local bar and bellowed a greeting at the old man, as usual, and in response the old man had jumped out of his skin.
It transpired that earlier in the day, during a medical check-up, a doctor had discovered both his ears had been blocked by a massive build-up of earwax and behind that there was ancient cotton wool that had most-likely been placed there by a young Gunner McIntosh during the war.
Once removed, he said, he had the hearing of a healthy 21-year-old man.