Originally posted by babolaypo65
YIKES! My first degree is in audiology (hearing disorders). from my trained perspective, Ill say: YIKES!
this does not sound like fun...
and yes, often results in a hearing loss.
and yes, life without directional hearing is terrible.
It's annoying, more than anything. When I hear a siren while driving, I pull to the side of the road, then look for the flashing lights. Other drivers must think I'm crazy, because THEY know it's going in the other direction, or down a different street, but I'm clueless 'til I spot the thing!


karen,do you you have balance problems now? or balance problems in the dark? just curious.

Blindfold me, and I'd be in real trouble! I rely on sight for balance, and I hang onto things if it's dark. My balance was never great anyway, and my career in ballet was over before it ever began! (I am a first-class klutz). The only time I have real trouble is if I am overtired and in a dark place.

The other thing I've noticed is, you know how often, in slippery places, or just uneven ground, you "start to fall," but "catch yourself," you know, flail arms and manage to remain upright? If I "start to fall," I finish falling, then get back up. Scares the heck oughta people, but I'm usually okay, and am careful not to hit my head.

But all this has a plus side! I do not get motion sick any more, and I used to all the time. Oh, that, and the tumor isn't there to continue growing and eventually kill me, that's a plus, too!