Ear you go..

Ever since I was a baby I have been plagued with chronic ear infections. In fact my very first memory is that of me being prepped to go to the hospital at just under 18 months old. My mom tells stories of me as a small child telling her my ears hurt and her taking me to the doctor and every time I said it, I had an ear infection. She would also say how she would find me sitting directly next to the tv, volume to the max, leaning towards the speaker, struggling to hear. I've had multiple minor surgeries to have tubes placed in and taken out. I've been to audiologists and ear, nose and throat doctors my entire life..well until I was 18. Here I sit 15 years later and I finally have insurance that will cover me going to see a specialist..a really good specialist..top rated by my insurance carrier. I'm so excited to be seen by this guy because I can't imagine my life without sound. I'm too selfish to let it go. I mean, how would I ever be able to have a "John Mayer kind of day" without being able to hear John Mayer? But what's worse is having impaired hearing.. I hate the way things sound right now, it sucks! I am really grateful to have had only mildly impaired hearing thus far, actually I feel blessed. When I last went to the ENT doctor he told me I had the ear canals of a 65 year old woman! That was about 15 years ago..can you imagine how old my ears are now? Yikes! To be continued..