redoctober45
04-09-18, 01:38
Hello!
At work this past week they had one of those health screening deals where they check blood pressure, blood sugar, etc. to save money on health insurance. They also do a quick ear check. The doctor (or Nurse Practitioner?) asked if I have had a ruptured ear drum, I said yeh but many years ago when I was a kid and nothing else was mentioned and I was dismissed.
Of course my mind wonders later thinking on "what did he mean?! did he see something!?". The best I could find was he saw scar tissue on my ear drum. I've always had a minor decrease in hearing since my battery of ear issues when I was a kid, however, scarring was never mentioned to me before. Maybe that was all it was?
It has been years since I've seen a PCP. Ironically, I saw so many doctors for a different set of issues in the past few years but thinking back none ever checked my ears!
Thanks for any help!
At work this past week they had one of those health screening deals where they check blood pressure, blood sugar, etc. to save money on health insurance. They also do a quick ear check. The doctor (or Nurse Practitioner?) asked if I have had a ruptured ear drum, I said yeh but many years ago when I was a kid and nothing else was mentioned and I was dismissed.
Of course my mind wonders later thinking on "what did he mean?! did he see something!?". The best I could find was he saw scar tissue on my ear drum. I've always had a minor decrease in hearing since my battery of ear issues when I was a kid, however, scarring was never mentioned to me before. Maybe that was all it was?
It has been years since I've seen a PCP. Ironically, I saw so many doctors for a different set of issues in the past few years but thinking back none ever checked my ears!
Thanks for any help!