The reason for medical technical jargon...

[jducoeur]

... is clearly to make conditions sound more dignified and interesting than they really are. In the case at hand, "extracting a Cerumen Impaction" sounds ever so much better than, "We removed a plug of earwax the size of a Tootsie Roll from each ear". But at least I can hear again. (And suddenly realize that my hearing's only been around 70% for months now...)

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re: And suddenly realize that my hearing's only been around 70% for months now...

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I hear you there. Last time I had my ears flushed, I couldn't shower because the sound was deafening. Nice to know there's a technical term for it.

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

I am so with you on that one. First time that I had the problem dealt with was in college -- felt like someone had stuffed cotton in my ears. Now I make sure that I irrigate my ear canals on a regular basis, so that it doesn't reach a point where I need a medical procedure to deal with it.

That was when I learned that I had some hearing loss that couldn't be attributed to the cerumen build-up.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

We'll just call you "Shrek" from now on, ok?

Metageek has the same problem -- and the water irrigation thing doesn't help him; makes it worse. I suggested a Water Pik to him and he said "I'm sorry, I CAN'T HEAR YOU. NOT LISTENING. LALALALA>"

[its-just-me.livejournal.com]

The real question is, did you save them for candles?

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

Yow! Well, at least that's a quick and easy fix to an annoying problem.

[jimpage363.livejournal.com]

(And suddenly realize that my hearing's only been around 70% for months now...)

YIKE. Good thing you got it taken care of, man. Of course, now you no longer have the excuse for inadvertent spousal inattention.

Jargon

[metageek.livejournal.com]

I knew a guy in Ponte Alto who told the story of going to a doctor with white spots on his hands. The doctor looked at them and said, "You have idiosyncratic punctuate leukosis.". "So...I have white spots, and you don't know why?" "...well, yeah."