My wife, Lovely, has a penchant for needing to know the root causes of things that are not right. Yesterday, I took her to one of the best hospitals in the country to take a test that would forever answer the question of what is causing the noise in her ear, and her issues with balance. This test, the name of which I can’t pronounce or spell was the last one available in the doctor’s bag of tricks that could produce an answer. The test took ninety minutes to complete. She got her answer. It is a nerve in the ear that has been damaged and it is the one that connects the brain to control balance.
“What is the fix?”
“There is none.”
“How did the nerve get damaged?”
“We don’t know.”
“Will the constant noise in my ear ever go away?”
“No.”
“Is there a drug that I can use to control the problem?
“Yes, but only a neurologist can prescribe it.”
This answer ends a quest that began in January 2024, with multiple visits to seek answers. I see it as only the beginning to find the drug that works, but she won’t want to live with the side effects.
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