The General Chat Thread (2023)

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Windigo said:
Found out today for the first time in my life that having a cold can also turn you half deaf temporarily. The eustachius tube can get blocked, and affect your hearing. I called the doctor after having felt like my eardrums were under water for a week, and now experiencing hearing loss. But it turns out that can be a normal part of a cold. Well, I never knew!
Anyone else have this problem? It's really annoying. I've got a nose spray now to combat it, let's hope it's gone soon.
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Yes, and I have really bad allergies anyway. I have the worst time flying, can't hear for about 24 hours after. I have had issues with my ears and eustachian tubes my whole life and now in my later years, I have developed tinnitus. which came on after I got covid-19 the second time. I have seen an ENT specialist and there's nothing to be done. Mine is not from loud concerts when I was younger or any other loud noises (like machinery or loud engines, etc.) nor is it age-related hearing loss so hearing aids will not help (my hearing is pretty good for someone my age). So I just get to hear chirping crickets and buzzing noises for the rest of my life. I think a lot of other people have it way worse. Hoping mine stays about like this.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes, and I have really bad allergies anyway. I have the worst time flying, can't hear for about 24 hours after. I have had issues with my ears and eustachian tubes my whole life and now in my later years, I have developed tinnitus. which came on after I got covid-19 the second time. I have seen an ENT specialist and there's nothing to be done. Mine is not from loud concerts when I was younger or any other loud noises (like machinery or loud engines, etc.) nor is it age-related hearing loss so hearing aids will not help (my hearing is pretty good for someone my age). So I just get to hear chirping crickets and buzzing noises for the rest of my life. I think a lot of other people have it way worse. Hoping mine stays about like this.
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I've had tinnitus when I was a child and it was so annoying, and mine was on and off and disappeared with age, although I get them every now and then when I have sinusitis. I can't imagine living like that all my life, I'm so sorry for you :(
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes, and I have really bad allergies anyway. I have the worst time flying, can't hear for about 24 hours after. I have had issues with my ears and eustachian tubes my whole life and now in my later years, I have developed tinnitus. which came on after I got covid-19 the second time. I have seen an ENT specialist and there's nothing to be done. Mine is not from loud concerts when I was younger or any other loud noises (like machinery or loud engines, etc.) nor is it age-related hearing loss so hearing aids will not help (my hearing is pretty good for someone my age). So I just get to hear chirping crickets and buzzing noises for the rest of my life. I think a lot of other people have it way worse. Hoping mine stays about like this.
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My husband has tinnitus too, in a mild form like you. It seems awful to me to constantly have a buzz in your ears. My husband also didn't get it from concerts, it's inherited from his father in his case. Fingers crossed for you both for it not getting worse!
 
caseydog said:
Congestion in the Eustachian tubes certainly can effect hearing. It can have the effect of water in your ears, or cotton balls in your ears. Simple decongestant can clear it out, as long as it is not infected.

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I'm getting a nose spray for this from my doctor tomorrow. Hope it works fast.
 
LissaC said:
I've had tinnitus when I was a child and it was so annoying, and mine was on and off and disappeared with age, although I get them every now and then when I have sinusitis. I can't imagine living like that all my life, I'm so sorry for you :(
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Thank you so much...at least I was already almost 60 when it happened. I use nasal sprays now and still take my regular allergy meds. It's not too awfully bad as long as I have other sounds (tv, music, etc.). The time it's worst is when I am lying in bed. I have an air purifier that makes white noise that turned off during our last power surge and for some dumb reason I didn't turn it back on. Thank you for the reminder.

It's funny how I noticed it the first time. We had just gotten over Covid. I was in the kitchen cooking, listening to music, and then walked out (it was fall) where my husband was sitting on the back deck. I said, "Wow, the crickets are really loud for it being fall." My husband informed me that he didn't hear anything, and that's when I figured it out.
 
LissaC said:
I don't get hearing loss, but I get dizziness spells when I have sinusitis, which is also a sign that the eustachius tube is being affected.
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I get vertigo occasionally. Sometimes it's really hard to get out of bed and walk straight in the mornings when that happens.
 
LissaC said:
I don't know what happened to me but I feel like I lost the enthusiasm for eating out. Today boyfriend told me "since it's women's day how about we go out for dinner?" and my spontaneous reaction was "noooo!". These last months, I am rarely in the mood for eating out. Maybe because I enjoy my homemade food more and more. As I've been cooking more at home I feel like I'm becoming a better cook and I enjoy my homemade food even more. Most restaurants serve food I could easily cook at home, much cheaper than the food I get at the restaurant and allowing me to give it my own twist (and whenever I enjoy something I eat at a restaurant, I always find myself thinking "hmm how could I cook this at home?" and there are always ingredients I would like to substitute or a technique I would do differently). I still enjoy eating out, but I enjoy eating out at nice restaurants, with a nice ambience and mood and cool decoration, or at those dirty cheap restaurants (in portuguese, tascas :D ) where everything is deep fried and extremely greasy (because that's the kind of food I never cook at home!). It's a bit of an issue since my boyfriend loves eating out (although he loves my food too, or at least he says so, but since he doesn't cook, it's better he likes my food :D We still eat out every now and then, but definitely not as often as he would like. And I'm considering staying in and making homemade pizza on my birthday, instead of going out to eat, which I'm sure will drive him crazy :D
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I can completely relate to that! Sushi would be an exception, and yes, I too love fried food and it's such a mess to make at home. But I still do it sometimes anyway. Plus if we are drinking it's so much easier than worrying about taking Uber or Lyft or a taxi.
 
I really don't relate to that, but then again I've spent most of my life on disability in poverty or cooking in restaurants with no time to go out myself so that might be unsurprising. It's only been the last 5 years of my life since I've married my husband that I have been able to go out to eat often. And I'm loving it so much!
 
Well crap. Universal Studios has been trying to get permission to build a "One of a Kind" theme park in Frisco. A lot of homeowners here (read: taxpayers) have been saying, "Please don't."

I just got news that the city approved it, and gave Universal 12.7 million dollars in "financial incentives" (read: taxpayer money). So, say goodbye money, and say hello ridiculous traffic and rise in crime. :headshake:It is going to be 6 miles from my house.

Universal wants to build an amusement park for kids on 97 acres on the north end of Frisco in addition to a 300 room hotel.

Oh, and part of the deal is that city of Frisco officials get free tickets to the park. Is that even legal???

City of Frisco approves Universal Studios theme park

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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Who the <bleep> said it could be 6°C this morning?

I think I'll leave hanging the washing on the line for an hour or two!
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I'm sorry for laughing, but the weather has just been so friggn' weird lately that I just don't know what else to do but laugh about it.

Oh, by the way, the Amish here in Ohio will hang clothes in subzero temps. I don't even know how that works.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
I'm sorry for laughing, but the weather has just been so friggn' weird lately that I just don't know what else to do but laugh about it.

Oh, by the way, the Amish here in Ohio will hang clothes in subzero temps. I don't even know how that works.
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Don't worry. It has been a weird 18 months or more of weather. I totally get it. Tomorrow morning is forecast to be 6°C. Today it was forecast to be 10°C and it was for most people, just not for us. And we'd gone to sleep with both windows wide open in the bedroom and most other rooms in the house. We did shut the doors thankfully. There's a definite bite to the wind today (Antarctic is affecting our weather at the moment).

Yeah. Here in winter, provided I have the clothes on the line by 8am, they'll dry in zero degrees if (and only if) the day is sunny. If it's cloudy and zero, forget it. Some of my neighbours will leave the washing out overnight, but ours washing line is under a tree and overnight risks too much bird crap, so I'll take it in. I do know that gravity also helps in cold temps. Yesterday the stuff that was mid cycle when we lost power, I drained the washing machine manually and then hung it on the line to literally drip dry and have the water shaken out of it by the wind. It worked.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Don't worry. It has been a weird 18 months or more of weather. I totally get it. Tomorrow morning is forecast to be 6°C. Today it was forecast to be 10°C and it was for most people, just not for us. And we'd gone to sleep with both windows wide open in the bedroom and most other rooms in the house. We did shut the doors thankfully. There's a definite bite to the wind today (Antarctic is affecting our weather at the moment).

Yeah. Here in winter, provided I have the clothes on the line by 8am, they'll dry in zero degrees if (and only if) the day is sunny. If it's cloudy and zero, forget it. Some of my neighbours will leave the washing out overnight, but ours washing line is under a tree and overnight risks too much bird crap, so I'll take it in. I do know that gravity also helps in cold temps. Yesterday the stuff that was mid cycle when we lost power, I drained the washing machine manually and then hung it on the line to literally drip dry and have the water shaken out of it by the wind. It worked.
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Can you even have a clothes dryer you could use for a 3 minute cycle that would sanitize clothing items? I have no idea what's available in your area, I do know you are so way off the grid. Not sure about your electrciy and such. But.
 
caseydog said:
I just got news that the city approved it, and gave Universal 12.7 million dollars in "financial incentives" (read: taxpayer money).
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That’s going to be a mess. Sorry about that. It’s also going to jam up all the restaurants and stores near you.

A few years ago, MrsT and I had our sites set on an historic neighborhood in Cincy, and started researching it, looking at houses (online), and seriously considering moving, then they built this right next door:

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FC Cincinnati

Put the brakes on that idea immediately. Nope, don’t need the noise, congestion, and folks who can’t handle their beer puking and peeing in my shrubs!
 
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