Holy crap everything is so loud!

[walbourn]

So I finally got sick of this ear thing and after a week of trying home remedies went to the clinic. They removed a truly disturbing amount of ear wax from both ears and now everything is so god-damn-loud! It seems I've been living with a 90% obstruction in both ears for years now. They said my ears will be hyper-sensitive for a few hours at least, and they weren't kidding. The sound of my shirt under the seatbelt moving against my skin was creepy! The radio volume is comfortable at 25% instead of nearly 90%, the sound of my voice echoing off the windshield singing along in my car, the sound of water running far down into the drain, and my god is Koshka loud!

I was joking with drakemonger that I would be thrilled if you could go to the doctor and get cool cyber ears installed, and frankly this experience isn't far from it!

Further thought: One of the big problems with living alone for years is that nobody noticed I was getting hard of hearing.

I wish I could have the same kind of procedure done for my emotional system. Flush out all the crap, scabs, heartbreak, disappointments, feelings of betrayal, loss, and replacement. Then I might be able to sense love again, and know that it isn't as far from reach as I fear... Oh well, I suppose if it was as easy as a few gallons of water and some H2O2 everyone would be doing it.