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Chan790

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11. Me. I have partial hearing loss.

Reply to Phentex (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 05:30 PM

Feb 2012

Born deaf due to malformed tubes. Surgical repair left some damage and hearing loss. Meniere's as an adult has left some more in one ear and during flare-ups results in near-total loss in that ear. They don't know why Meniere's occurs but there is some evidence that it's more-common in people with previous inner-ear trauma.

I thought it was frightful...but I'm the one that jumped off a cliff; the post itself, perhaps not.

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I double-dog-dare your to POST to this thread: [View all] NYC_SKP Feb 2012 OP

That's a serious last word challenge, NYC_SKP Ptah Feb 2012 #1

OMG that's a beautiful piece of glass there!!! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #3

Now I'll make a point about the first word: Ptah Feb 2012 #5

I took your dare...........and ran with it! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #2

All-right!!! Now, I've got this ice cold flagpole you might be interested in! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #4

Oh yeah?! I know that's spam or something. Now, I quadruple-dog-dare you... Phentex Feb 2012 #6

Easy. Chan790 Feb 2012 #7

Thanks, AJ. Is it you or the computer Phentex Feb 2012 #8

Me. I have partial hearing loss. Chan790 Feb 2012 #11

Is it a link to a bizarre sex java bomb? NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #9

Ah HA! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #10

did it! dana_b Feb 2012 #12

Posting's not bad - try actually looking at the entire thread csziggy Feb 2012 #13

Yes, it used to crash for me too... Phentex Feb 2012 #14

That thread is nearly 19 MBs! csziggy Feb 2012 #15

DU's 50,000,000th post is in that monster... NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #16

I was going to ask if your briefcase was handcuffed to your wrist csziggy Feb 2012 #17

So, IE is actually good for something! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #18

The only other use is to get to web pages whose authors require IE to work csziggy Feb 2012 #19

I have a geriatric computer. Not up to doing digital gymnastics like that. applegrove Feb 2012 #20