I was partially deaf for the last couple of years
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I was partially deaf for the last couple of years
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#2Car 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.
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#3wow, this happened to me too, the deafness came to me really quick, one ear and the other one. I was very nervous, I thought some thing serious was happening to my hearing. I had a doctor check out my ears, it turned out to be a small pea sized earwax in both of my ears...
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#4Haha I'm an MD and I like doing that because of the immediate results :-)
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#5It 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.
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#6Car 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.
Similar happenings here in India. Everyone honks for every 10th breath they take while driving.
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#7It 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
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#8Car 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.
It can be worst, in Egipt they use it for communication between drivers, things like: I'm passing you, don't go out that junktion, I'm going out the junktion better watchout...
All that is done via the horns, which means a constant concert around the city..
Re: I was partially deaf for the last couple of years
#9Car 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.
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#10I lost hearing in my left ear for the same reason. Ear kept blocking up more and more frequently until it stayed permanently shut. Tried the store peroxide kits, they didn't work at all for me. It's such an unnerving experience because you really fear it's something permanent.
Finally got it cleaned out by a doctor, and just wow. It really is as if you have bionic hearing. Everything sounded enhanced, and had a lot of extra treble. Very much like you've turned up the volume by 50% or so. Things like the garage door opening became too loud to bear, and I had to cover my ears for it.
For a few days, I had wondered if this was how we were supposed to hear, and that my hearing was just impaired for a long time. But it quickly fades back to what you're used to as your ear builds up a normal, healthy amount of wax again. Still, for those brief few days, it's quite the experience.