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What is the most concerning thing about your body that you haven't gotten fixed yet?

For me was the last time I started having issues hearing out of my right ear, so I go to the doctor like any normal person would, and the guy looks in my ear with that little flashlight nozzle thing, and he goes, hmm, and I go, what? And he says, you don't have an ear canal. Well, I did.

Haven't missed any payments who took it. He sends me to the very convenient ear specialist around the corner who then looks in my ear and goes, Jesus!

That is not the first thing I want my doctor to say to me! You think you know where this is going and you think it's going to be a bug wrong? This man informs me that there is a small tooth-sized bone growing across my ear. So I'm sitting there trying to process this like, so should I go to the dentist?

And he goes, oh no, it's only covering about 60% of your ear canal, so as long as it doesn't start growing more, then you don't need immediate surgery. So now I can't go underwater or else it gets trapped behind my ear tooth.

Also to the person I told this in private and who said I wasn't getting enough action, so my body had to start boning itself.

That was mean.
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Isoloa9ation · 51-55, M Best Comment
Thatscrazy, maybe its a unicorn horn, or some other kind of hornage? And the whole, "not enough action" thing, if that were the case, id have horns popping out all over the place, sadly enough.. But, in my professional opinion. Youre golden, youll be fine and hmu so you can stop boning yourself! 😅

You're a GREAT storyteller!

Ear bone growth, or more specifically, otosclerosis, is an abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear, usually affecting the stapes bone, that can lead to hearing loss. This growth disrupts the normal transmission of sound waves to the inner ear. While the exact cause is unknown, it can be hereditary, and may also be influenced by hormonal changes during pregnancy or certain viral infections.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
What happens in otosclerosis?
Normal bone remodeling:
The bones in the middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) are constantly being remodeled, meaning old bone tissue is replaced with new tissue.
Abnormal growth:
In otosclerosis, this remodeling process goes awry, leading to excessive bone growth, particularly around the stapes bone.
Impaired hearing:
The stapes bone needs to vibrate freely to transmit sound, but when it's encased in new bone growth, it can't vibrate properly, causing conductive hearing loss.
Symptoms:
Gradual hearing loss, often first noticed in early to mid-adulthood.
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
Dizziness or balance problems.
Causes and Risk Factors:
Heredity: Otosclerosis often runs in families.
Pregnancy: Hormonal changes during pregnancy may trigger or worsen otosclerosis.
Certain viruses: Some viral infections may be a contributing factor.
White, middle-aged women: This group is more likely to be affected.
Diagnosis:
Hearing tests, including audiometry and tympanometry.
Imaging tests like CT scans may be used to visualize the middle ear bones.
Treatment:
Hearing aids: Can amplify sound to compensate for hearing loss.
Surgery (stapedectomy/stapedotomy): Involves removing all or part of the stapes bone and replacing it with a prosthetic device to restore sound transmission.
Medications: Certain medications may be used to manage symptoms or slow the progression of otosclerosis.
HumanEarth · F
I try to be entertaining
HumanEarth · F
Hey I sent you a private message. Go read it
WowwGirl · 36-40, F
Goodness 🫂@Guardian
kodiac · 22-25, M
Seizures from an old head injury ,meds keep them away for the most part ,but when i do have one it's really scary and physically hard on my body.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
I'm happy to smile at the joke at the end because it's always good to find a bit of humour in a bad situation. However, it sounds really unpleasant and you have my sympathy.
HumanEarth · F
I see comedy in everything.
I’m in the middle of getting some weird pre cancerous thing chopped out of my back. My ears have been ringing since the 3rd time I got Covid a few years ago. Don’t know if it related to that or my well documented years long history of Van Halen abuse.
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@HumanEarth no big thing at all
OldBrit · 61-69, M
Never heard of this until recently a friend told me he'd recently been diagnosed with it.

Hope it doesn't get any worse
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
My head. 😅 I believe many physical issues would get solved if I fixed my lifestyle before my body actually gets too bad to repair. Digestion has been crying for help for years. 😬
hunkalove · 70-79, M
I've been deaf in my left ear since I was 11. No fun.
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hunkalove · 70-79, M
@HumanEarth Not my left ear, but the one on my forehead does. I blame it on the brown acid at Woodstock.
forestgirl · 46-50, F
Aside from back surgeries and the random pains associated with it, eye issues. Lasik on the horizon
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I'm really sorry, that's awful, and I am trying so hard not to laugh. That was mean, even if it's a damn good punch line...
WowwGirl · 36-40, F
Those are called bone spurs my mom has them to
HumanEarth · F
I have some trouble in that area to. But the doctors say there is nothing wrong with me.

Like out the blue I'll start gasping for air, chest gets tight, throat feels like its closing in.

They these bunch test from lung to chest, went to ER. By the time the ambiance gets here. It goes away
@HumanEarth Oh goodness
HumanEarth · F
It could happen when active or just relaxing doing nothing at all
Levenrack · 46-50, M
@SinlessOnslaught might be a tumor?......
(If it actually is one, I'm so sorry I said that 🤗)
HowtoDestroyAngels · 46-50, M
I have four bulging disks in my neck I need to get taken care of.
Thrust · 56-60, M
@WowwGirl

Bulging is great in the right place. Not so great elsewhere ☹
HumanEarth · F
@Thrust What about the two bulges on a womans chest
Thrust · 56-60, M
@HumanEarth

Those are their own entities 🍼
WowwGirl · 36-40, F
Damn girlfriend!
tenente · 36-40, M
my depression
WowwGirl · 36-40, F
@tenente good answer
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