It has been exactly 2 weeks now since I blew out my left eardrum. I was flying around with work and on my last flight before I caught my commute home. I had a lot of pressure and discomfort in my left ear. I was getting congested. Then all of a sudden the pressure and discomfort was gone. The good news is there was relief. Ahhhh. The bad news was that there was a definite rupture.
I turned my headset volume all the way up on the left side and finished that flight.
I caught the next flight back to Colorado. More pain with the changes in altitude again on the flight home. The worst part was that I knew I would still have to drive back UP into the mountains after we landed. I made it home and went straight to bed.
I went into the dr's office to find out the inevitable. Yes, I was right. There was a hole. It should heal on its own.
In the meantime I have been having popping and clicking in my ear, trouble sleeping, and so much vertigo that I get nausea.
Saw an ENT to make sure it is healing up properly. I am on a new nasal spray because my vertigo is due to my Eustachian tubes trying to reacclimate after the trauma. My hearing test revealed decreased hearing in my left ear. This should all go back to normal shortly. I go back to retest in a month.
Most of the problems have past. I am only dizzy a few times per day and sleeping finally at night.
Hope to be back flying again in another week. Prayers for continued healing. Thanks.
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