So I went to the Cancer Clinic surgeon today and the checked my ears and there's no fluid. I thought for sure they were blocked. Across the hall they have a big hearing clinic and they sent me over for a hearing test. Normal from bottom to 1000 hz.
Nosedive to 2000 HZ needing 55 db the whole thing does about a straight line down to 4000 where you need 100 db. They say I need hearing aids in both ears. Tests no cost. Fitting 50 bucks my insurance will pay. Try for 90 days return for the cost of the molds. Bear in Mind this is the Ear Nose Throat and Oral cancer centre so they have no agenda like the private places that make cash off pushing you to buy.

Oh it helped the Audiologist had an MA and looked like a 35 year old Morgan Fairchild with curves. Wow. Anyway she said both ears are the same. I have a copy of the report.

I noticed my Grandson's xylophone was broken last night, and the wife says it works fine. If I put it up to my ear and hit it hard it was loud and fine. Still no teakettle, alarm clock..can't hear them.

So all the stuff that sounds wrong in band in a box,

1. How do I cure that, use a eq (I have fairly good one I'm not using) and pump up the upper end when practicing?

2. Anyone playing horns with hearing aids? They say there are models with mute buttons, I notice 2 guys in my Brass Band take them out before rehearsal.

3. They say this is going to stay this way unless more chemo.

The good news is no sign of cancer but a CT scan with dye next week to check.

I can eat a bit the radiation killed the saliva and some taste.
The chemo got the nerves in my feet and I have terrible pain but got off all medications including narcotics for the last month, the told me today that I need narcotics, probably forever. Nice. They are waiting to see if they do a neck dissection and take out some nerves lymph glands and jugular vein. Good news is there was no cost coming up, the only want 50 bucks which I get back. The wait time of 20 minutes for a hearing test, and then I went back to the surgery team who explained the results and told me to try hearing aids and then back there and got the appointment for Monday. Can't bitch about that. Someone to amputate my right foot would be ok with me if the pain went, it's well, all you can think about at times.

John Conley
Musica est vita